Dear Brothers, Sisters & Visitors, when I read the devotional below, the first thought that comes to mind is The Lighthouse Mission. Pastor Jim, Enrique and all of the staff exemplify what is written below. I encourage you to read on... *When You Grow Up by Charles R. Swindoll Matthew 20:28 What do you want to be when you grow up? Thats a favorite question we enjoy asking children. And the answers we get usually are a police officer or a nurse or maybe a fire fighter. Some kids are visionary. They answer a movie star or a singer or a doctor or a professional ball player. One recently told me he wanted to be either a car mechanic or a garbage collector. When I asked why, he gave the classic answer for a nine-year-old: So I can get dirty! I smiled as I had a flashback to my own childhood. And I understood. Lets take that same question and ask it another way. Lets imagine asking Jesus Christ what He wants us to be when we grow up. Suddenly, its a whole new question. I honestly believe He would give the same answer to every one of us: I want you to be different . . . to be a servant. In all my life, I cannot recall anybody ever saying that when he grew up he wanted to be a servant. It sounds lowly . . . humiliating . . . lacking in dignity. We find it encouraging to think of ourselves as Gods servants. I mean, who wouldnt want to be a servant of the King? But when it comes to serving other people, we begin to question the consequences. We feel noble when serving God; we feel humble when serving people. Serving God receives a favorable response; serving people (especially those who cannot repay) has no visible benefit or glory from anyone except from God! Christ gave us the example: The Son of Man did not come to be served, but to serve, and to give His life a ransom for many (Matthew 20:28). To be a servant of God, we must be a servant of people. In business and work, the concept of serving people must undergird all that we do. When we serve, we think first of the one we are trying to serve. Employees who serve honestly in their work honor God and deepen their value to their employers. On the other hand, self-serving employees will seldom be valued in any company.
Posted on: Mon, 17 Mar 2014 13:28:58 +0000
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