Saturday, January 17, 2009

Service to the Lord, seen as His (nature of) Revelation and My (nature of) Response

Recent circumstances have me reflecting upon the nature and meaning of Service. These are a few excerpts from Oswald Chambers.

"The call of God is not a call to serve Him in any particular way. My contact with the nature of God will shape my understanding of His call and will help me realize what I truly desire to do for Him. The call of God is an expression of His nature; the service which results in my life is suited to me and is an expression of my nature..."

"...Service is the overflow which pours from a life filled with love and devotion. But strictly speaking, there is no call to that. Service is what I bring to the relationship and is the reflection of my identification with the nature of God. God brings me into the proper relationship with Himself so that I can understand His call, and then I serve Him on my own out of a motivation of absolute love. The Son of God reveals Himself in me, and out of devotion to Him service becomes my everyday way of life."

1 comment:

Anonymous said...

I love this.