Daily Devotion | New Rocky Creek Baptist Church

Serving with Purpose

Posted on May 5, 2025 in Devotions |

Introduction: Are you discovering your purpose in life? Our God created us both in His image and for His glory. Learning to be a follower of Jesus Christ involves being available for Him to use you. Next, after availability comes responsibility. He has given every believer at least one spiritual gift. Do you know what yours is? Are you exercising them?

Serving Him by serving His Church is His divinely orchestrated method. Ultimately, every follower of Jesus Christ should be ready to be empowered by the Holy Spirit for the purpose of SERVING. This devotion will focus on SERVING with PURPOSE.

1. Greatness is found in Servanthood! (Matthew 20:26–28) – “But it shall not be so among you: but whosoever will be great among you, let him be your minister; And whosoever will be chief among you, let him be your servant: Even as the Son of man came not to be ministered unto, but to minister, and to give his life a ransom for many.”

Just as our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ did not come to be served, instead He served others, we are commissioned to do the same. Not only was Jesus Christ a great servant, though He was God (Philippians 2:5–7), but He was also the greatest leader that ever lived! While millions of books and movies have been made of great leaders, all one really needs to do to discover the GREATEST LEADER that walked upon the face of the earth is to study the life of Christ. Have you done that?

2. Purpose is discovered in Serving others! (Philippians 2:1–4) – “Let nothing be done through strife or vainglory; but in lowliness of mind let each esteem other better than themselves. Look not every man on his own things, but every man also on the things of others.”

Humility, which is the opposite of arrogance, is a God-given characteristic of SERVANTHOOD. Rather than having ulterior motives in serving—what’s in it for me—here Paul, inspired by the Holy Spirit, reminds those in Philippi to be a blessing to other believers by serving.

3. Unity in Serving! (Ephesians 4:1–3) – “With all lowliness and meekness, with longsuffering, forbearing one another in love; Endeavoring to keep the unity of the Spirit in the bond of peace.”

Did you see the word “love”? That is the key. Humility, charity, and unity are the key ingredients in serving. Are you lacking any?

Conclusion: Once we discover our PURPOSE through SERVING, then we become a useful tool in the MASTER POTTER’S hand. His hand then forms and shapes us into a worthy vessel meet for His use. All for His glory!

Love y’all,

Dr. Randy Reese