The Apostle Paul knew what it meant to be a servant of Christ. He knew what it meant to not be concerned about what other men thought about him. He knew what it meant to live his life with one goal in mind and it was only to please the Lord. Have you ever really tried that for any length of time? Have you ever decided that this week or this month or this year that you are just going to live for the Lord and let everything else fall where it may?
Paul knew it was worth it in this life. There is peace and joy to be had in a world of unrest and unhappiness. But he knew it was going to be worth it in the next life as well. Jesus called it storing up treasure in Heaven for eternity (Matt. 6). And Paul knew what was required of him to store up that treasure.
In Galatians 1:10, Paul said, “Am I now trying to win the approval of human beings, or of God? Or am I trying to please people? If I were still trying to please people, I would not be a servant of Christ.”
This obviously does not give you a license to be a jerk by thinking you don’t care about other people or how they feel. That’s not Jesus-like at all. It means that you are mindful of what God wants you to do and be and where He wants you to go and what He wants you to say. And with that servanthood there is great freedom! How does that sound to you today? Freedom…peace…joy? You can have it. Ask God what He wants from you today, this week, this month and this year.
I’ll see you Sunday morning at Christ Fellowship my dear ones! I love you all! — Todd