OCT 7

Luke 22:25-30
Memorise Luke 22:27
“Serving the Lord with all humility of mind…”

A common sight that I often witness in our church fellowship hall is a big group of young people sitting down, eating and chatting together, while only 1 or 2 people would be cleaning the tables or washing the dishes. Of course, given a choice, who would prefer to wipe tables and wash dishes, when he could be sitting down comfortably and enjoying time with friends?

Our Lord Jesus Himself was not unaware of this sort of behaviour. He pointed out in today’s reading that “he that sitteth at meat” is certainly greater than “he that serveth” (v. 27). Yet the amazing thing is that He then went on to say that “I am among you as he that serveth”. In fact, we read in John 13:4‑17 that He backed up His words by His actions, by girding Himself in a towel as a servant would and then stooping down to wash the disciples’ feet. Through His words and actions, Christ has set the supreme example for us to follow. No matter how demeaning and humiliating the task, we are to humble ourselves as servants and serve one another.

Dear teen, can you then still give the excuse that you don’t want to serve because you don’t like to? It was probably not an enjoyable task at all to wash the smelly, dusty feet of the disciples, yet He did it willingly. And it was definitely not “enjoyable” at all for Christ to go to the cross and die a sinner’s death – yet, He did it willingly. Service is not always about whether we “like” it or find it “enjoyable”. Rather, it is about humbly submitting to the Lord’s will and doing whatever He commands us to do. Dear teen, may you be willing to serve, whatever the circumstances and however difficult it may be.

Thought: We serve not self, but God.
Prayer: Lord, humble me for Your service.