Servanthood— New Perspectives Series
First thing this morning, I was reminded of an old Don Francisco song—and the chorus goes something like this:
Do you love your wife? For her and for your children, are you laying down your life? What about the others—Are you living as a servant to your sisters and your brothers? Do you make the poor man beg you for a bone? Do the widows, and the orphans cry alone?
This song has always had a way of bringing me back to the truth of God’s love walk. And this week, He’s been dealing with me about becoming more excellent at my “one-anothering skills”—to reach out more often and spread those seeds of one-anothering. I guess He was wondering why, if there are so many of them to choose from, I’m having difficulty finding even one. Ouch. So, I thought I’d share my “woodshed moment” with you all.
I love Faith Christian Fellowship, its ideals, its mandates, and its people. But most of all I love that the whole of it is truly about ‘relationship’— that no one should do ministry alone. God’s Word speaks of relationship from cover to cover. Yes, we are to reach out to the unsaved, the unchurched—but what about the family of God and our relationship to the body of Christ?
Romans 12:5 reminds us that though we are many, each of us belongs to the others. We are one body.
And, as such, the New Testament is filled with verses that define personal relationships in the Body. We are to love one another, honor one another, be in one accord, accept one another, instruct one another, greet one another, serve one another, carry one another’s burdens, bear with one another, submit to one another, and so importantly—encourage one another.
OK, don’t all amen me at once (smile). But here they are—ready for spreading. Seeds of servanthood.
Planted any lately?
