SERVE



Good morning!
May God be with you as you live this day!
We leave for Choctaw, MS tomorrow and I am ready. Well, at least I am ready to go but that doesn't mean I have everything finished that I have to do but I am close. 

Following God's lead as He puts a team together for us is awesome and seeing what He is about to do on this trip is even more awesome. Today because of the time constraints I will use my devotion this morning from the Upper Room. I believe it gets to the heart of why we do this mission trip every year. We choose to serve an awesome God!

And it is a choice. I feel this is a very important choice especially since it is fulfilling the great commission to go into all the world. And even though it is not across the sea, there are still people who don't know Jesus only 7 hours away and also all around us.

So, worship the Lord in this devotion.

He Serves, We Serve

The Son of Man did not come to be served, but to serve, and to give his life as a ransom for many.
- Matthew 20:28 (NIV)

Today's Devotional

My best friend came to my dorm room later than I expected. “I was washing dishes after the service,” she said. It didn’t surprise me. She loves the Lord and loves to serve.
Washing the dishes isn’t a prerequisite to enter the kingdom of God, but serving demonstrates that we are a part of God’s kingdom. Christ washed the feet of his disciples and gave himself for us. When we as Christians serve humbly — doing the dirty jobs and putting others first — we are being Christ’s hands and feet.
When we serve, it’s easier to focus on the One who called us. When we serve, we invite the Holy Spirit to use us to do great things for God’s kingdom. While “washing dishes” isn’t glamorous, if we are faithful in the small, we can be entrusted with much. (See Matt. 25:21.)

Persida Montanez (North Carolina, USA)

Thought for the Day: How can I serve God today?

Prayer: Dear Lord, help us serve others as you did. Amen.

Prayer Focus: Dishwashers 

That is my prayer, to serve God as Jesus did.

Have a terrific day!

Lesbear 

Trip blog starts Sunday: www.lesbear14.blogspot.com



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