God Spoke through Bro. Joel and here is the message in its untainted form!
It started off with an analogy; an illustration of the story of the two buckets.
Here it goes!
A man walks two miles with two buckets of water on both hands. He walks all the way only to discover the bucket on the right hand delivers almost nothing because it leaks; while the left-sided buckets delivers water in full capacity.
But alas, the leakage on the right-sided bucket had helped flower buds and grass roots to sprout on its path.
The right-sided buckets seeming ‘uselessness or non-worthiness’ had been a great blessing in disguise!
TAKE HOME POINT:
We as Christians shouldn’t see out service to God as Inadequate.
We shouldn’t compare ourselves to others, because God appreciates and sees the smallest strand of our service to Him, even if the world fails to discern it.
A round of Question Drill ensued.
WHY SHOULD I SERVE? :
Service to God is absolute thanksgiving. We serve God as a means of showing our appreciation to Him. MATT 8:14-15
Jesus served. So we as Christ-like entities too should serve.
Okay then.
HOW SHOULD I SERVE?:
We can serve in a plethora of ways. We can serve God with our money; our talents, our skills; out time.
This is THE HOW!
Luke 10:40-41
Illustration: The woman with the Alabaster Box.
The disciples even gave up their career to follow, serve God. THEY served God with their talents; their careers; their wealth.
HOW SHOULD I NOT SERVE?
Don’t serve like the Pharisees; Don’t serve for men to see.
Because if we serve for people to see, we obtain our rewards instantly, so nothing awaits us from God
Here is the illustration of a tree...the roots and leaves are the very visible parts, by which we can determine the well being of the plant, but a great part of the work is also done by the roots. Hence, we should strive to be the roots...
EFFECTIVE YET NOT VISIBLE!
Okayy,,,
WHO SHOULD I SERVE?:
We owe our service first to GOD, after that to man
we are loved by God so we could show love to other people too; our community, the society around us.
Practical examples from the Bible: Jesus feeding the multitude, the Good Samaritan.
Here comes the last DRILL?:
When should I serve?
The time is NOW!
Now is the best TIME!
God Bless you as you Serve!
'Dotun Olalusi scribbles in for SFC Moscow PRESS Unit!
Special Thanks to "Deji Olulana; and Mike Tuffour!
