Introduction: Are you saved? Are you serving? Not SELF. But the Savior!! One of life’s highest privileges is SERVANTHOOD. In this devotion, we will take a look at HOW we can SERVE our Lord Jesus Christ. Please notice that Jesus came to SERVE!

“5But Jesus called them unto him, and said, Ye know that the princes of the Gentiles exercise dominion over them, and they that are great exercise authority upon them. 26But it shall not be so among you: but whosoever will be great among you, let him be your minister; 27And whosoever will be chief among you, let him be your servant: 28Even as the Son of man came not to be ministered unto, but to minister, and to give his life a ransom for many.” (Matt 20:25-28)

1. SERVE JESUS with GLADNESS!

“Serve the LORD with gladness.” (Psa 100:2)

The word “serve” is : עָבַד, (aw-bad’), which means to work, serve.

The “gladness” is d: שִׂמְחָה (sim-khaw’), which means joy, gladness, mirth.

2. SERVE JESUS because that is WHY He saved us!

“4For the love of Christ constraineth us; because we thus judge, that if one died for all, then were all dead: 15And that he died for all, that they which live should not henceforth live unto themselves, but unto him which died for them, and rose again.” (2Cor 5:14,15)

Reread that 15th verse.

“And that he died for all, that they which live should not henceforth live unto themselves, but unto him which died for them, and rose again.”

3. SERVE JESUS with the Right MOTIVES!

“For other foundation can no man lay than that is laid, which is Jesus Christ. 12Now if any man build upon this foundation gold, silver, precious stones, wood, hay, stubble; 13Every man’s work shall be made manifest: for the day shall declare it, because it shall be revealed by fire; and the fire shall try every man’s work of what sort it is. 14If any man’s work abide which he hath built thereupon, he shall receive a reward. 15If any man’s work shall be burned, he shall suffer loss: but he himself shall be saved; yet so as by fire.” (1Cor 3:11-16)

The “Judgment Seat of CHRIST” is coming!

All of our works for our Lord will be tested by His fiery eyes. Either they will be burned up like wood, hay, and stubble, or they will remain as gold, silver, and precious stones.