Are we serving well?

Any one of us can dress up and look the part of a server. And any one of us can run around serving. The question is therefore not so much do we look the part, nor even whether we're doing a decent job at acting the part, but rather is, "Are we actually serving well?"

Are you a servant of God? If so, are you serving well? Most of us have heard someone say that they wanted to finish the race well, and hear the Lord say, "Well done, my good and faithful servant". Is that what you would like to hear when your race is over in this life? If so, I would think it important for you to ask yourself, "Are you serving well?".

There are two parts to that question. The first is whether you are serving, and the second is whether you are doing it well. So what do you think constitutes serving God? And what do you think constitutes serving Him well?

To serve is to "minister to people". In fact, the Greek word διακονέω (dee-ah-kone-eh-oh) is translated by both the word "serve" and "minister" in the New Testament.

just as the Son of Man did not come to be served, but to serve, and to give His life a ransom for many." (Mat 20:28)

"Then He will also say to those on the left hand, 'Depart from Me, you cursed, into the everlasting fire prepared for the devil and his angels: for I was hungry and you gave Me no food; I was thirsty and you gave Me no drink; I was a stranger and you did not take Me in, naked and you did not clothe Me, sick and in prison and you did not visit Me.' "Then they also will answer Him, saying, 'Lord, when did we see You hungry or thirsty or a stranger or naked or sick or in prison, and did not minister to You?' Then He will answer them, saying, 'Assuredly, I say to you, inasmuch as you did not do it to one of the least of these, you did not do it to Me.' And these will go away into everlasting punishment, but the righteous into eternal life." (Mat 25:41-46)

One thing is for sure. Jesus thought serving, or ministering to people is an important part of honoring and loving God with our lives. He gave His all. Now what about us?

Yours in Him,

Pastor B.