Is it really necessary to serve God?
What is the purpose of changing our priorities to accomplish tasks that God
could honestly do better and more quickly without us? Peter addresses the
importance of serving God in 1 Peter 4:10-11: “Each one should use whatever
gift he has received to serve others, faithfully administering God's grace in
its various forms. If anyone speaks, he should do it as one speaking the very
words of God. If anyone serves, he should do it with the strength God provides,
so that in all things God may be praised through Jesus Christ. To him be the
glory and the power for ever and ever. Amen.” Peter makes it clear that we have
received our gifts from God for two purposes -- to serve others and to bring
praise to God. Serving isn’t about us receiving attention or glory; it is for
Him to receive glory.
How does God receive glory when we
serve? The transforming power of Jesus Christ is on display in the lives of
those who have traded selfishness for selflessness. Peter says believers should
recognize that we are speaking and serving directly on behalf of God to others,
while He gives the ability and strength for us to do so. And when we direct glory
towards Him instead of accepting it for ourselves, we stand out from the crowd
of those who glorify only themselves. And that difference in our lives causes
people to examine the life-changing nature of a relationship with Jesus Christ.
It validates our faith in front of others.
-- From www.gotquestions.org
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