Only God can tell us the way we can please Him through our ministry

ByPastor Rufus Ajiboye Reading Time: 4 minutes

Hello dear wonderful children of God!
Continuing our topic on Christian ministry, I want to especially underline today that it is possible to serve God in many different ways. However, in whatever way you serve the Lord, it is essential to know that it is necessary to serve God in such a way that your service will be accepted by Him.

 

Only God can tell us the way we can please Him through our ministry. Here is what God told the people in the Old Testament:

 

Ex.23: 19а

 

In the above Bible passage, God is very clearly stating the necessity of His people bringing the first fruits of their land into the house of God. (notice that He said to bring the first fruits and not the leftovers).
When the people brought their offerings to God, they were not to bring the old, tired, wounded and lame sheep. No, they were to bring the first and best of their fruits – the first fruits of the earth.

 

Ex. 12: 5
We should serve God on His conditions, instead of on our own conditions!

When David wanted to serve God and make an offering unto the Lord, he refused to sacrifice to God that which cost him anything.

 

2 Sam. 24: 18-25

 

Can we serve God on His conditions instead of ours? Does our service to God cost us something? Do we give to God the rest of our time, which in any case is not valuable, or do we give it from the very beginning? Do we give to God the leftovers of our time, or do we commit the first fruits of our time to God? Do we serve God only when it is convenient and favorable for us, or are we ready to sacrifice our comfort for the sake of the interests of the Kingdom of God?

 

The story of the poor widow in the Bible should stir our hearts to reconsider our attitudes to serving God:

 

Mark 12: 41-44

 

The Lord constantly observes each of us as we serve Him or invest our resources in His heavenly treasury. He does not look only at what we do, but also at how we do it. He looks at the heart and the motive with which we do all that we are doing in His name’s sake.
Many of those who want to serve God are thinking only of giving God the remains or leftovers of their resources, time, or gifts. But God is saying that He wants our first fruits or our best.

 

One of the problems of our generation is busyness.

We have so many things to do at a time that we do not have time for God and His business.
It is often possible to hear:
«I cannot today…»
«It is raining on the street today…»
«I have got small children, a family to take care of…»

 

Luke 14: 18-20

 

Are you committed to going to work every Monday morning?
Are you committed to arriving at your workplace on time?
If you answer yes to either of the above two questions, then my question to you is this: what is your attitude when it comes to serving God and His purposes? Are you committed to God?
Serving God is of course a voluntary decision, but once we make such a decision, should we serve from the heart as unto the Lord, or do we just do the work of the Lord carelessly?

Colossians 3: 17, 23

 

Give to the Lord the best; after all, He was the one who first gave us His best. This is the word of the Lord for you today!

 

God bless you!
Pastor Rufus Ajiboy

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