To Give and to Serve

For even the Son of Man came not to be ministered unto, but to minister, and to give his life a ransom for many. Mark 10:45

One of the main purposes of Christian life is to serve. The secular world usually wants to be served, but just as Jesus came to serve so are we to minister to those around us. The story is told of the man who rushed to the church door and asked if the service was over. The wise usher replied, ‘The worship is over, but the service is only beginning.’ The service we render to others is really the rent we pay for our rooms on this earth. It is obvious that man is a traveler, and that the purpose of this world is not’ to have and to hold’ but’ to give and to serve. ‘There can be no other meaning.

• Identify one person whom you can serve today. Then go out and do it.

As The Pastor Views It