7-31-20 Daily Devotion
July 31, 2020 The Call to Servanthood Galatians 5:13 , John 12:26 Three New Testament writers opened their epistles in a similar way: “Paul, a bond-servant of Christ Jesus...” ( Rom. 1:1 ), “Simon Peter, a bond-servant and apostle of Jesus Christ...” ( 2 Peter 1:1 ), and “James, a bond-servant of God and the Lord Jesus Christ...” ( James 1:1 ). They viewed themselves as humble workers. God calls each believer to a life of service. This should be an exciting prospect, but too many people get hung up on the belief that they cannot be as good as the apostles. A popular idea in the church is that the Lord’s servants are those doing full-time ministry but that everyone else is simply trying to live well. Nothing could be further from the truth. We all are servants with important kingdom work to do. Some kingdom jobs look more important than others, but that’s only because we evaluate with human eyes. Every work that advances the gospel or serves a need is valuable. Not eve...