July 22: The Joy of Service.
Serving Is the Source of Our Greatest Joy.
"Behold, My servants shall sing for joy of heart, but you shall cry for sorrow of heart, and wail for grief of spirit."--Isaiah 65:14, NKJV
IN OUR LIFE HERE, earthly, sin-restricted though it is, the greatest joy and the highest education are in service. And in the future state, untrammeled by the limitations of sinful humanity, it is in service that our greatest joy and our highest education will be found--witnessing, and ever as we witness learning anew "the rices of the glory of this mystery;" "which is Christ in you, the hope of glory." Colossians 1:27.--Education, 309.
We do not, as followers of Christ, realize our true position. We do not have correct views of our responsibilities as hired servants of Christ. He has advanced us the wages in His suffering life and spilled blood, to bind us in willing servitude to Himself. All the good things we have are a loan from our Saviour. He has made us stewards. Our smallest offerings, our humblest services, presented in faith and love, may be consecrated gifts to win souls to the service of the Master and to promote His glory. The interest and prosperity of Christ's kingdom should be paramount to every other consideration. Those who make their pleasure and selfish interest the chief objects of their lives are not faithful stewards.
Those who deny self to do others good, and who devote themselves and all they have to Christ's service, will realize the happiness which the selfish man seeks for is vain.--Testimonies for the Church, vol. 3, 397.
And whatever you do, do it heartily, as to the Lord and not to men.
--Colossians 3:23, NKJV
Serving Is the Source of Our Greatest Joy.
"Behold, My servants shall sing for joy of heart, but you shall cry for sorrow of heart, and wail for grief of spirit."--Isaiah 65:14, NKJV
IN OUR LIFE HERE, earthly, sin-restricted though it is, the greatest joy and the highest education are in service. And in the future state, untrammeled by the limitations of sinful humanity, it is in service that our greatest joy and our highest education will be found--witnessing, and ever as we witness learning anew "the rices of the glory of this mystery;" "which is Christ in you, the hope of glory." Colossians 1:27.--Education, 309.
We do not, as followers of Christ, realize our true position. We do not have correct views of our responsibilities as hired servants of Christ. He has advanced us the wages in His suffering life and spilled blood, to bind us in willing servitude to Himself. All the good things we have are a loan from our Saviour. He has made us stewards. Our smallest offerings, our humblest services, presented in faith and love, may be consecrated gifts to win souls to the service of the Master and to promote His glory. The interest and prosperity of Christ's kingdom should be paramount to every other consideration. Those who make their pleasure and selfish interest the chief objects of their lives are not faithful stewards.
Those who deny self to do others good, and who devote themselves and all they have to Christ's service, will realize the happiness which the selfish man seeks for is vain.--Testimonies for the Church, vol. 3, 397.
And whatever you do, do it heartily, as to the Lord and not to men.
--Colossians 3:23, NKJV
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