No Ministry Apart from Service 1 Peter 4:10 As each one has received a gift, minister it to one another, as good stewards of the manifold grace of God. Ministry” and “service” are from the same Greek word and mean essentially the same thing. There is no ministry apart from service. No one can have an impact in ministry who is not also willing to serve, to be a servant. There is always a price tag attached to service. It might be health; it might be convenience; it might be aggravation; it might be humility. Whatever the cost, it is what adorns the neck of those who minister. Ministry in the church is like being a parent. The most successful parents are those who learn to sacrifice for their children. And while we parents think our children never are going to realize what we have sacrificed in service to them, they eventually do. And what we have sacrificed for them comes back to us as the fruit of a close and intimate relationship with them. And it’s the same way in ministry in the church. The more we give of ourselves in ministry to others, the more we will get back in return. I heard the speaker John Maxwell say once, “If you are going to go up, you have to give up.” There is no way to advance in ministry without giving of ourselves. Jeremiah, David: Sanctuary : Finding Moments of Refuge in the Presence of God. Nashville, TN : Integrity Publishers, 2002, S. 202
Posted on: Thu, 11 Jul 2013 13:12:05 +0000
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