WEEK 36 – DAY 3

LEAD BY SERVING

Who, being in the form of God, thought it not robbery to be equal with God: But made himself of no reputation, and took upon him the form of a servant, and was made in the likeness of men: And being found in fashion as a man, he humbled himself, and became obedient unto death, even the death of the cross. Philippians 2:6-8

Too many times we approach a personal, business, or even church home relationship with the attitude, “What can this relationship do for me?” According to Jesus, the question should be, “How can I serve the Lord and others here?” Even those of us who are in the spotlight as preachers, teachers, and worship leaders, need to approach those responsibilities with humility and not for the praise of people. Do we enjoy applause when we sing or speak in a service? Certainly. It gives us the feeling that we’ve performed to the best of our abilities. However, if the applause of people is our only motivation, we have fallen far short of what the Lord has gifted us to do. All glory needs to be given to God and our talents need to be a service to Him and to the hearers/readers. If the attention has been drawn to us rather than to our Lord, we have failed. If we step off the stage or climb off the piano bench and fail to care about, pray for, and if possible, meet the needs of our brother or sister, we have failed. The good leader is the servant of those she leads.

Father, help us to have servants’ hearts today! Help us always to point people in Your direction rather than draw attention to ourselves.