Humility and services to others are needed to show the love and support to people on this journey called life. Church people often forget that the church building and its resources belong to God and should be used for kingdom building.
There are seven days in a week which is 168 hours, 10,080 minutes and 604,800 seconds. Most places of worship only have their doors open a few hours a week. Because of the lack of accessibility there are many missed opportunities to reach and minister to people.
“But he that is greatest among you shall be your servant. And whosoever shall exalt himself shall be abased; and he that shall humble himself shall be exalted.” (Matthew 23:11-12) It’s a powerful reminder of the importance of humility and serving others on this journey called life.
Is there something specific you’d like to discuss about this passage? “But among you it will be different. Those who are the greatest among you should take the lowest rank, and the leader should be like a servant.” (Luke 22:26 NIT.)
“But he who is greatest among you shall be your servant.” (Matthew 23:11.) Humility consists of lowliness of mind but not self-hate (Romans 8:1-4). Having a deep sense of one’s own unworthiness in the sight of God in accepting Jesus Christ as Lord and Savior is great humility.
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It is our goal to reach people across every social status and ethnic group, to reach people where they are no matter what season of life they are in. We should be reaching outside of our comfort zones for the betterment of the church and our communities.
As we see the conditions and opportunities, we should help people no matter who. Jesus washing the feet of the disciples (John 13:1-17) occurred in the upper room during the Last Supper and has significance. The act showed Jesus’ humility and servanthood in forgiving of people’s sins.
I often think about the washing of their feet displayed a mindset and heart to serve others, no matter the job duties. We should all follow the example of Jesus the Christ our Lord and Savior. Washing feet is symbolic of our role in the body of Christ, no matter who we are, positions we hold, titles, social class, wealth and money we attain in life.
“Dear children, let’s not merely say that we love each other; let us show the truth by our actions.” (1 John 3:18).
Jesus makes it clear that our neighbor is anyone around us, regardless of their walk of life, ethnicity, religious or socioeconomic status and location. The One Church demonstrates love for our neighbor whether in good relationship or not.
This principle was shown in scripture in Luke 10:25-37 (NIV) in the Parable of the Good Samaritan. Everything we do in life can be activated into acts of services to bring Our God glory and to show His Love to the world.
Go God Go.
Anthony Armstrong is senior pastor at Unity Christian Fellowship Church at Pine Bluff.
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