Serving with Joy? Or Alongside Giants?

Hebrews 9:11-14

Hebrews 9:14
How much more, then, will the blood of Christ, who through the eternal Spirit offered himself unblemished to God, cleanse our consciences from acts that lead to death, so that we may serve the living God!

Something we can always give thanks for, that Christ died on the Cross for You and Me! When I think of the sacrifices He made, seriously, thanksgiving can never be enough to express how much I feel. Furthermore, there must be more worth and value that He sees in me, in us, that He chose to die for us even though He knew and saw how imperfect we are!

What I saw in vs 14 was really how much He lives in our heart… in the Past, the Present and Future! While God has forgiven our past sins, His purpose was so that we may serve the living God, and serving Him should be a joy indeed!

I asked myself, have I been serving the Lord with joy?

It is times when we find everything going against us, serving is no longer smooth-sailing, and obstacles and struggles start coming and piling in our various ministries that we may start to think of serving as a burden, or a responsibility that perhaps we might not be ready to take.

Today’s Good Friday session by Ps William brought us back to the story of giants in our lives. He said this, “When God tells you that you’re ready to be used, He goes around looking for a giant to put into your life, so that you will gain victory over it. If your faith is firmly built (on God’s foundation), you’ll not fear the giant.”

Today, is serving the Lord a continuous joy to you? Or has serving become a giant that you feel you have been struggling over and over again and that you cannot overcome and feel any sense of joy in doing things anymore? Then learn to lean on the Lord’s strength today, for only by His strength can we overcome! A year of victory! Let’s claim it for God’s kingdom! =)


On a side note, thank you Joanna, for sharing today! =)