Minister’s Corner: Serve somebody

Jesus said, as is recorded in Matthew 16:25 KJV, “... and whosoever will lose his life for my sake shall find it.” We see this principle at work when we lose ourselves in service to Him. As you read the Gospels, you see again and again that Jesus challenges us to devote our lives to living for others. In fact, He equates serving others with serving God.
Do you want to come alive spiritually? Do you want to put your Christian life into overdrive? Then put this principle into practice: Serve somebody. Jesus said, “The greatest among you will be your servant.” (Matthew 23:11)
Let me suggest three ways to structure the habit of service into your life:
1. Perform random daily acts. You’ve heard the cliche’ about doing your good deed for the day. Try it. Look for opportunities to do something good for someone else. Something for which you receive neither compensation nor recognition.
2. Place yourself into an ongoing structured environment. Get involved in an organized ministry that requires your continued involvement, weekly or at least monthly. I’m talking about a ministry such as yard maintenance, church clean up, nursing home, children’s church and so on.
3. Do something big each year. Set aside a goal for yourself that you will get involved with something big each year. It could be a summer youth camp or kids camp. It could be that you organize your own team to help fix up or clean up someone’s home over the weekend. At least once a year, look for a big project to tackle.
Jesus said, “He who loses life...” and He is talking about serving Him sacrificially. “He who loses his life for me will find it.” We serve Him, He said, by serving others. “Whatever you do for the least of these brothers of mine, you do for me.” Do you want to add fuel to your spiritual life? Serve Jesus today. Serve Him by serving others.