ITS THE LORD
So many times I think we
get so wrapped up in service projects and human programs what we
THINK in our hearts that we are doing the will of the Lord. Oswald
Chambers hit me right between the eyes this morning with his
“re-adjustment” of my way of thinking. Perhaps I need to
re-examine my motivation while serving. Am I serving the SYSTEM, or
am I serving HIM?
“It
Is the Lord!”
"Thomas
answered and said to Him, ’My Lord and my God!’"
—John
20:28
Jesus
said to her, ’Give Me a drink’ ” (John
4:7).
How many of us are expecting Jesus Christ to quench our thirst when
we should be satisfying Him! We should be pouring out our lives,
investing our total beings, not drawing on Him to satisfy us. “You
shall be witnesses to Me . . .” (Acts
1:8).
That means lives of pure, uncompromising, and unrestrained devotion
to the Lord Jesus, which will be satisfying to Him wherever He may
send us.
Beware
of anything that competes with your loyalty to Jesus Christ. The
greatest competitor of true devotion to Jesus is the service we do
for Him. It is easier to serve than to pour out our lives completely
for Him. The goal of the call of God is His satisfaction, not simply
that we should do something for
Him.
We are not sent to do battle for God, but to be used by God in His
battles. Are we more devoted to service than we are to Jesus Christ
Himself? {Oswald Chambers}
FATHER,
grant us wisdom through the Holy Spirit on a daily basis in order
that we might see with our eyes and hear with our ears and think with
our minds that which is pleasing to you, not of ourselves. Let us
serve you and you alone and be ready to do your bidding at all times.
In the name of JESUS of Nazareth, Amen.
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