Tag: What the Bible says about serving

Bible Verse of The Day – 1-18-18

John 13:5 (NKJV) 5 After that, He poured water into a basin and began to wash the disciples’ feet, and to wipe them with the towel with which He was girded.

Foot washing is something that we don’t see much of or hear much about these days. It seems to have been all but forgotten. But, despite being forgotten, it’s still relevant today.

Jesus took the time to wash the feet of His disciples after eating dinner with them for the last time. He did this to demonstrate servanthood.

Having your feet washed is a very humbling experience. It’s not something that you will soon forget if someone does it for you. There’s something about having someone wash your feet that can’t even be accurately put into words.

And washing the feet of someone else will cause us to lay ourselves aside and do something kind and soothing for someone else.

Why is foot washing so uncommon today? Why is it that the vast majority of us have never experienced this?

Could it be that the body of Christ has largely lost the servant’s heart that God wants us to have? Have we become more focused on ourselves than on others?

Jesus taught clearly that even He was sent to serve, not to be served!

Mark 10:45 (NKJV) 45 For even the Son of Man did not come to be served, but to serve, and to give His life a ransom for many.”

It would benefit all of us to ask God to give us a servant’s heart and show us how to be humble and reach out to others, to help them and to serve them when they are in need.

Sometimes serving others helps us more than it helps them.

Pastor Curt & Pastor Ellie

Seven Seas Ministries
P.O. Box 272
Bradford, RI 02808

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Bible Verse of The Day – 12-15-15

Luke 10:38-42 (NKJV) 38 Now it happened as they went that He entered a certain village; and a certain woman named Martha welcomed Him into her house. 39 And she had a sister called Mary, who also sat at Jesus’ feet and heard His word. 40 But Martha was distracted with much serving, and she approached Him and said, “Lord, do You not care that my sister has left me to serve alone? Therefore tell her to help me.”

Martha welcomed Jesus into her home. But while He was there, she was busy serving and became worried and troubled. However, her sister Mary sat at His feet and listened to Him.

Even though on the surface it looked like Martha was doing what was good, it was referred to as a distraction. Because, at this particular time, she should have been taking a break from her serving to sit with Jesus and listen.

Can we get distracted in our serving? Yes. We can get off track if we are not careful in balancing our time.

This happens quite frequently. And this is why so many people get burned out and give up. We need to stay balanced in our serving.

How do we do this? We choose to give God first place, even before our serving. Jesus’ response to Martha was that Mary was doing what was needed.

Luke 10: 41-42 (NKJV) 41 And Jesus answered and said to her, “Martha, Martha, you are worried and troubled about many things. 42 But one thing is needed, and Mary has chosen that good part, which will not be taken away from her.”

This is how we get rid of worrying and troubles, by spending time in prayer and listening.

Pastor Curt & Pastor Ellie

Seven Seas Ministries
P.O. Box 272
Bradford, RI 02808

401-315-0902

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