Being aq Minister of God
Topic: Service
But ye are a chosen generation, a royal priesthood, an holy nation, a peculiar people; that ye should shew forth the praises of him who hath called you out of darkness into his marvellous light… (1 Peter 2:9 KJV)
But ye shall be named the Priests of the Lord: men shall call you the Ministers of our God: ye shall eat the riches of the Gentiles, and in their glory shall ye boast yourselves. (Isaiah 61:6 KJV)
If we are the children of God, we are representing someone--someone who is All Powerful in all the universe. God called us to be in priesthood. When we go to our daily jobs, we just cannot be representatives ourselves in a work environment. We would be fired. Instead, we should representatives for the companies that we work for. In that same matter, when we'd decide to come into God's family, we are called to be ministers of God.
Being a minister of God doesn't to be within the church. God wants us to be spread His Words around to other people. Some people may think that being a Christian is too religious. Why? Some Christians may use too many big words or tackling their sins against the Bible instead of sharing the love of Jesus Christ with them. Being a Christian is having a personal relationship with Jesus Christ.
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Servant of God
Topic: Service
But Jesus called them to him, and saith unto them, Ye know that they which are accounted to rule over the Gentiles exercise lordship over them; and their great ones exercise authority upon them. But so shall it not be among you: but whosoever will be great among you, shall be your minister: And whosoever of you will be the chiefest, shall be servant of all. For even the Son of man came not to be ministered unto, but to minister, and to give his life a ransom for many. (Matthew 10:42-45 KJV)
There is different to be a servant of world society and a servant of God. Everybody can help each other in the world. We can contribute our money to clean Gulf Coast from the oil spill. If we would give our time and finance to God first, then our contribution to the world would become more meaningful.
Nowadays, we see many America churches are making multimillionaire for selfish reason. They want to become fame, rich, and glorify himself to the world than glorifying God. This is why we see and hear many names of churches are after pastors’ names. They want to promote themselves, so the world can recognize them.
Jesus didn’t come to the world to become worldly fame, but He came to serve His people. We cannot have enough to help our people in time of their needs. Follow the servant method by Jesus Christ.
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