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Those Whom We Serve.

 The church is here to serve humanity and it beckons people to believe the gospel. There are many things we can do for non-Christians and Christian’s alike, but what if some people refuse the service of Christianity and Christians, what are we to do then? The first thing we should do is forgive, we can’t force our kindhearted deeds upon people if they don’t want it! We can pray for our fellow humanity, and look to those who want to be served, there are many opportunities inside the church to serve fellow Christians, and others who enter the church from the outside.


I believe we will be judged after we die on how we served our fellow man in the name of Christ. I believe we will be rewarded if we took this seriously. I believe as Christians we might experience loss, if we failed to serve our fellow man with love. I believe love is the right motivation if we are serving people, so it can be painful for sure if others reject our love, in the form of our service to them. We look to Christ as our example for service. His greatest service for us was dying on the cross for our sins. This is why some people refuse the service of the church, they have never made Christ’s sacrifice personal for themselves, so the idea of someone serving them selflessly seems like a foolish sacrifice. 


We should however anticipate rejection from some people in the world, but we shouldn’t take this rejection personally, because when someone accepts the service we give them in the name of Jesus, that person is that much closer to accepting God’s gift of salvation when they take no offence with the service we offer them. Plus, it feels good when others do things for us, so when the church freely looks to the needs of the poor, and other needy people, we are showing others the love of God, and when accepted in the name of Christ, souls get saved, and God gets the glory! If people have rejected our service, we should look for other opportunities in different situations, and always be aware that needs always change. Our service to others should be free, not an obligation, so we can always tell if we are serving Christ or serving ourselves, by the obligatory or non-obligatory nature of our service to them. Be aware that there are people out there who just want a free ride, and their needs might not be needs indeed, but wants, or things that they are just expecting. This is Mike.


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