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Wednesday, October 24, 2018

Set Apart for Joyful Service


           Have you had your Joy Juice today? Serve with joy….no matter where you are.

          Before you were born, God knew you and everything about you!  That’s hard to comprehend, isn’t it?  I don’t pretend to even begin to grasp that concept… other than, HE IS GOD! 

In Jeremiah 1:5, God tells us that:  “Before I made you in your mother’s womb, I chose you.  Before you were born, I set you apart for a special work.” He designed us for a purpose.  He gave us unique abilities, talents, interests and gifts…all to be used for His glory.  Are you fulfilling His plan for your life?  The Bible repeatedly tells us to “serve the Lord with all your heart”.  If we are serving Him with a genuine heart, then we will be sensitive to the needs of others and how we can help them.

Rick Warren tells us in his book The Purpose Driven Life: “For Christians, service is not optional, something to be tacked onto our schedules if we can spare the time.  It is the heart of the Christian life.”

  Another great quote regarding serving others is from Mother Teresa: “Holy living consists in doing God’s work with a smile.”  My interpretation is this: Sincere, heart-felt service which honors God, brings much JOY to one’s life!

Serve the Lord with gladness! Seek God’s plan by fulfilling His purpose for which He “set you apart.” Serve joyfully! 


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