Thoughts for reflection . . . (Serving)

Through faith in Christ Jesus we are adopted into God's family and become His children. As well as being God's children we must be ever mindful that we are also His servants; servants of the Lord Jesus. Our lives should be lived to see His will and purposes accomplished in this world from that perspective. We are no longer our own, we were purchased with an extremely great cost and owe all to the One who redeemed us.
[Rom1.1, Phil1.1, Titus1.1, Luke12.35-37, Luke17.10, 1Pet1.18-19, 1Cor6.19-20]

How we serve God is of utmost importance. We can be living in obedience to God, yet have an attitude of reluctance as we travel the pathway of following the Lord. We can be walking on the road to the promised land but have our hearts looking back with desire to the lifestyle of Egypt.

In Deut28.47-48 God warns the Israelites that if they do not serve the Lord God with joyfulness, and with gladness of heart, for the abundance of all things, they will serve their enemies. This gives us a perspective of how God looks upon the heart attitude when we are serving Him.

In Christ we have such abundance of blessings. We are blessed with every spiritual blessing in heavenly places. All the promises of God are 'yes' and 'Amen' in Christ. We are heirs of God and joint heirs with Christ.
[Eph1.3, 2Cor1.20, Rom8.17]

We have such reason to serve God in a joyful way and with great thanksgiving and gladness in our hearts. What it requires is for us to have a full 'heart understanding' of all that God has done for us. A deficiency in our understanding and lack of the reality of the truths of Scripture will leave us vulnerable to serving the Lord with the wrong motivation and attitude.

May I set my focus on the abundant goodness of God and the greatness of His mercy daily to me, that my serving Him in holiness and godliness all the days of my life will be a pleasure and out of deep love for Him.