Yesterday's service gave us another "booster shot" in our spiritual journey.  In line with this month's theme of a "Loving Community" Pastor Joannie's topic, "In His Majesty's Service," was an exposition on the "Community of Service."

Her sermon brought out three major points: the value of servanthood in God's kingdom, that the foundation of God's kingdom is love which is demonstrated through service, and that we serve God when we serve one another.

The key text: Matthew 20: 25-28 (NLT) But Jesus called them together and said, "You know that the rulers in this world lord it over their people, and officials flaunt their authority over those under them.  But among you it will be different.  Whoever wants to be a leader among you must be your servant, and whoever wants to be first among you must become your slave.  For even the Son of Man came not to be served but to serve others and to give his life as a ransom for many."

Recalibrate Route!  

"The crooked roads shall become straight, the rough ways smooth" (Luke 3:5).  

 

I love the Global Positioning Systems (GPS) in the new cars. A voice comes on and tells me how far I have to go and when to turn. However, sometimes I get off course and the voice says: "Recalculating route." The GPS is telling me I have gone off course and it is now recalculating the route based on my wrong turn. Sometimes we can make wrong turns in our spiritual lives. We think we are going the right direction only to discover it was never God's will to enter that relationship, make that business deal, hire that person - the examples are limitless.  

 

There is an amazing thing about God. He can make our crooked places straight. He has an ability to make whatever blunder you make turn out right. It may mean there might be some consequences to those decisions, but He will always allow your actions to work together for good for those called according to His purposes if we repent and seek Him fully to make things right. These lessons can even contribute to greater wisdom in our lives if we learn from our mistakes.  

 

God's omnipotence is always one step ahead of our incompetence. Do you think He knew you would make that misstep? Absolutely. Do you think your life was planned even with that misstep figured in? Absolutely.  

 

Isn't it comforting to know you cannot plan God out of the equation no matter how bad you mess up? He will always turn crooked places into straight places for those who are humble and contrite.

 

Do you need a crooked place straightened out today? Ask Him to straighten the course so you can flow in His perfect will for your life.   

 

(Today God Is First (TGIF) devotional message, Copyright by Os Hillman, Marketplace Leaders.)

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