Worldly greatness is about who rules; kingdom greatness is about who serves. We are in a world where greatness is measured by the extent of a person’s influence and power, control and command. And we like the idea that we are served and our needs being attended to. But in God’s kingdom, to become great, one must learn and start to serve others. Jesus said: “Whoever wants to be great, he must serve.” True greatness is not how many people serve you, but how many people do you serve.
Matthew 20:28 says “For the Son of Man did not come to be served, but to serve.” Our Lord Himself is our greatest example when it comes to serving others. In all His splendor, majesty, honor and glory, yet came He to serve humanity. But sadly, many Christians dislike the idea of serving. They just want to be catered to. They hop from place to place, churches to churches, looking to get blest. But God wants us to be a blessing. He blest us to be a blessing. If we should find ourselves somewhere, it should be a place where we could be a blessing –in the workplace, in a church/congregation, etc.
I hope that as Christians, we already know that the only divine purpose of spiritual gifts, talents, abilities, knowledge, and material resources that we have is service. Any other purpose is self-centered. Everything we have must be kingdom service related. We are blessed to be a blessing! God has equipped us for service! Our life should somehow influence and benefit other’s lives. Our life should not be a dead end, or a blank alley of God’s blessings. It must be like a reservoir that has an outlet. God wants to use our life as channel of His blessings! Let God use you! There’s no wondrous thing in life than that of being used in God’s work. Be GREAT in God’s kingdom. Be an instrument of His glory.
Excerpt from: Pastor Rule Digal