Servant

DEVOTION
EPHESIANS
SERVANT
Eph 3:7-8
7 I became a servant of this gospel by the gift of God's grace given me through the working of his power.
NIV
Is it not the purpose of each believer to be a servant of the Gospel? It surely is mine just as it was as Paul said about himself. Now I certainly admit to myself I am no Paul. I absolutely know without a shadow of a doubt I do not compare myself to him either. However having said that, I am a servant of this gospel or at least I should be. I am not sure sometimes if I serve it as well as I am supposed to. Then I have to ask just what does it mean to be a servant of the Gospel? I think it would imply the Gospel is my master. Or I am a minister of this Gospel as to wait on tables. The original word carries that implication. So I would have to say I am suppose to serve this Gospel as in bringing it to the folks sitting at my table, or in my station in the restaurant. I am supposed to serve this Gospel to those I come in contact with; those God puts me in contact with. Because I am gifted by God’s grace to be a servant of the Gospel. I think everyone is, but I can only speak to myself and for myself. I am convinced God has this in mind for all of his children and that everyone should be a servant. The question I come back to is do I serve it as I should? Is it only my efforts to accomplish this action? I think not. God has given me with the gift his grace, or his divine influence upon my life, and with that I am supposed to reflect it to others. Do I do that? I hope so, but I still fail too. I think it is suppose to me an all the time activity. I think I am supposed to serve the gospel in my everyday life, in my interactions with all the people I encounter. I think it is more than just teaching or preaching. I think it is in how I treat, how I react to others. It is a lifestyle not just an area of service. I pray God continue to work in my life. I would be lost and alone without his greatness. I would be useless without him. I would have no purpose for living without him. So I am certainly glad to be a servant of his Gospel and I am exceedingly grateful for his Grace and the working of his great power.