MAY 11

Deuteronomy 10:1-12
Memorise Deuteronomy 10:12
“… know thou the God of thy father, and serve him with a perfect heart…”

Thus far, we have considered what it means to seek God, and various aspects in our journey of seeking after God, such as prayer and Quiet Time. For the next couple of days, we will consider yet another aspect of seeking God: service.

In today’s reading, in Deuteronomy 10:12, we read of 4 main instructions that Moses gave to the Israelites, as part of a sermon that he preached to them right before they entered the Promised Land. As God’s chosen people, they were to make sure that they were living righteous and holy lives before God. They were to fear God, love Him, and walk in all His ways. But it doesn’t stop here. A practical manifestation of their desire to seek after God would be in their service towards Him. Hence, they were commanded also to “serve the LORD thy God with all thy heart and with all thy soul”. They were to devote themselves wholeheartedly and entirely to His service, not sparing any effort to advance the kingdom of God and to be used in any way possible in His work.

Service is hence one of the marks of a person who truly seeks after God. If we know what God has done for us in our lives, we would love Him. A true expression of that love for God would naturally be a desire to serve Him!

Dear teen, if you are serious and sincere in your desire to seek after God, you would naturally desire also to be used in His service, to spend and be spent for Him. Spending time on the Lord’s work will be viewed not as a chore or an obligation, but as a great joy and privilege. To be with God’s people, labouring for God’s people, for the sake of our Lord – truly what great pleasure and joy that ought to bring!

Thought: Do I desire to serve God?
Prayer: Lord, teach me to serve.