Bible Question:  How do I serve the Lord as He served me?   Bible Answer: The opportunity to serve God is a wonderful honor and privilege for every follower of Jesus. The Apostle Paul set the example for us when he thanked Jesus for the honor of serving Him.     I thank Christ Jesus our Lord, who has strengthened me, because He considered me faithful, putting me into service . . . (NASB) 1Tim. 1:12   Service to God is an honor for Christians and not a right.      What Does God Want? It may surprise some Christians that God is not interested in our attendance at church, our Bible reading, our money, our service, or many other "church things" that we think are important. God asks these things of us, but what He wants most is our hearts. He wants our love. He wants a close relationship with us more than anything else. Listen to God in the following verse.     Let not a wise man boast of his wisdom, and let not the mighty man boast of his might, let not a rich man boast of his riches; but let him who boasts boast of this, that he understands and knows Me, that I am the LORD who exercises lovingkindness, justice and righteousness on earth; for I delight in these things,” declares the LORD. (NASB) Jer. 9:23-24   God wants you to know Him as a close personal friend. Did you notice the phrase, "I delight in these things"? God delights in a Christian's passion to know Him. That is the message in "God's Great Passion." I would encourage you to read it. You will see God's Great desire for you. Service comes next.       It is easy to let service take the place of God in one's life. It is amazing how many critical, bitter, complaining, unloving, self-serving Christians enjoy "serving the Lord." Or, at least they appear to be eager to do "service" around the church, in the community, and even at state and federal levels. Such Christians are not truly serving God. Somewhere along their Christian journey they took their eyes off Jesus and started staring at service, and service is what they live for. Now, Jesus is not as important to them as their service. Some Christians live for service and not God. If they had to give up service in order to have more time reading their Bibles, they would be very unhappy Christians. The joy of seeking to know and love God is no longer as important. I have found that it is easy to enjoy serving service and to miss out on Jesus.           < Back   Next >
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