"A Life of Service"

Friday, July 10, 2015

God has constructed the Christian life in such a fashion that we can derive power from the "pleasure of obedience." This force is achieved as we remove our lives from the center of our experiences, and dethrone our egos to make way for God to occupy the "ruling chair" in the center of our souls. This power is to enable us to don the apron, as Jesus did, and pickup the basin to wash the feet of all the needy the Father sends our way. Ours lives, as His disciples, is to be a life designed for service. Only as we serve are we obedient, only as we are obedient do we please God, and only in pleasing the Father do we experience His joy. When we please God, His empowerment for service is released in us and the process begins again.

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