Sunday, May 29, 2011
THE SERVANT OF THE LORD
Those who have served well gain an excellent standing and great assurance in their faith in Christ Jesus. 1 Timothy 3:13
Paul explains that two things result when a person serves the Lord well. First, he gains an excellent standing and is appreciated. Their ministry is widely received and appreciated. Secondly, he earns for himself great assurance in his faith in Christ. He becomes bold!
When you serve the Lord with all your heart in whatever ministry He gives you, especially if it’s on behalf of an entire congregation, you develop a wonderful sense of God at work with you. He helps you to solve problems and this creates a deep sense of boldness. God told Gideon, ‘…Go in this might of yours, and you shall save Israel from the hand of the Midianites. Have I not sent you?’ See, when you serve the Lord in any capacity, you are promised of great boldness in the faith from God.
What a wonderful promise! The servants of the Lord are His ambassadors and so in them reside the full power and authority of the Most High. They declare a thing and it is established. They are as bold as a lion and the devil cannot intimidate them. They are a terror to the kingdom of darkness!
Confession
I am the Lord’s servant and so anything I declare in faith is established. I am as bold as a lion and my name is a terror to the kingdom of darkness. In me resides the full attorney of the Lord and this gives me the privileges to turn lives to Christ. I am vessel of honor unto the Lord!
Prayer
I thank You, my Father for the practical quality of Your word. Please teach me, by Your Spirit, to be a faithful servant and to depend totally upon You in all things. I thank You that I am worthy to serve in Your presence in Jesus’ name I pray. Amen.
Reference: Judges 6:14; Matthew 25:21; 1 Timothy 3:8-13
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