“The son of Man did not come to be served, but to serve…”
Matthew 20:28
On May 5 we packed the truck and the quantums and hit the road for OUR FIRST TOUR!!! The moment we had been waiting and training for, tour! We traveled to Eastern Cape for just over 3 weeks of shows and service.
The year of working with 13th Floor has taught me
a new level of depth when it comes to understanding God’s call to service. I
must admit, my service is usually not typified by selflessness. The following
reading by Oswald Chambers speaks to the level of service I believe God wants
to develop in my life and heart:
Oswald Chambers in His
Upmost for His Highest
Serving the team: Running a rehearsal |
We somehow have the idea that a person called to the
ministry is called to be different and above other people. But according to
Jesus Christ, he is called to be a “doormat” for others—called to be their
spiritual leader, but never their superior.
Serving the orphaned: Teaching a dance to orphans in Malmesbury |
Paul’s idea of service was to pour his life out to the last
drop for others. And whether he received praise or blame made no difference.
But the chief motivation behind Paul’s service was not love
for others but love for his Lord.
If our devotion is to the cause of humanity, we will be
quickly defeated and broken-hearted, since we will often be confronted with a
great deal of ingratitude from other people. But if we are motivated by our
love for God, no amount of ingratitude will be able to hinder us from serving
one another.
Serving the each other during set-down |
Paul’s
understanding of how Christ had dealt with him is the secret behind his
determination to serve others. “I was formerly a blasphemer, a persecutor, and
an insolent man…” (1 Timothy 1:13). In other words, no matter how badly others
may have treated Paul, they could never have treated him with the same degree
of spite and hatred with which he had treated Jesus Christ.
Once we realize that Jesus has served us even to the depths
of our meagerness, our selfishness, and our sin, nothing we encounter from
others will be able to exhaust our determination to serve others for His sake.
Serving the hosting communities through intercession |
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