Love = Service

Galatians 5:13King James Version (KJV)13 For, brethren, ye have been called unto liberty; only use not liberty for an occasion to the flesh, but by love serve one another.

Over the past few weeks, the Lord has been taking me on a journey. I'd like to call it a love walk, he's been holding my hand and revealing some aspects of love that I've never considered. I've discovered that many of us really do not know what love is. The world has sold us a lie, as the years roll by I see that the devil has watered down love and made it immoral, diluted, adulterated and self-centered. I'm enjoying this discovery of love...I'll share as much as I can as time goes on.

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When we truly love others, it will be expressed in our level of service towards them. Love...that is true love, is expressed in service. When you hear the word "service", what comes to mind? 
Service is defined as: "the action of helping or doing work for someone" (source).

When we love someone, we look for ways to make them happy...we look for ways to meet their needs. Jesus washed the feet of his disciples as an act of love, this was an example that he expected them to follow once he left the scene (John 13:1-15).

Love is not selfish, it is self-giving

Love puts others before himself

Love goes out of his way to be a blessing

Love never gets tired of helping others

The greatest way to love someone is to serve him/her. There are people in your life that need you to serve them in order for them to make progress in their own lives. You have a calling and you were given gifts and talents not for your own good but for the good of others (1 Peter 4:10). If you don't step up to the plate, many people will be stuck on the sidelines.

Service shouldn't be seen as a daunting task, it is a privilege, it's an honor. If you take time to think about it, you'll discover that you have made it this far because someone believed in you...someone encouraged you...someone prayed for you...someone supported you. No one is self made, no one is an island...it takes a village to become a success.

An act of service could simply be an encouraging word, or assisting someone with s project or sharing your personal testimony so that someone can overcome the same or similar challenge.

If the Lord Jesus could stoop low to wash the feet of his disciples, what is your excuse? People are waiting for you! Be of service to someone today. Look around for the needs around you and meet them!

Confession: The love of God has been shed abroad in my heart by the Holy Spirit, I give expression to that love as I serve others. Amen

Prayer starter: In Jesus' name, I receive the grace to put others before myself by aiming to meet their needs. Amen

You're blessed!

- Bunmi

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