Word of God
Man does not live by bread alone, but by every word that proceedeth from the mouth of God
Matthew 4:4
The Gospel According to Luke 22:24-26
24 And there arose also a strife among them, which of them should seem to be the greatest.
25 But he said unto them, The kings of the Gentiles reign over them, and they that bear rule over them, are called bountiful. 26 But ye shall not be so: but let the greatest among you be as the least: and the chiefest as he that serveth.
Brethren:
Our Savior, our King, came as Master to all that wish to hear His words of the Gospel of redemption. Yet always took on the role of lowly servant. Think if you will how many He healed, how many he spoke to and had compassion upon, and how He served all with His words. Therefore my brethren, let us use this as our example. Serve others and love them that you serve. Be not ashamed to take on this role, for it is one that has been commanded by our Creator. Each of us has diver ways in which to serve. Some as ministers of the Gospel, others by assisting the needy and hurt. Others in praises being lift up to Him in song, and still others by the lifting up of the saints through prayer. Yet likewise remember there is no division in the body of Christ. While one may be a foot and another a hand, it is still one body.
Whoever would be reckoned a great man in the kingdom of Christ, or under the Gospel dispensation, must be a minister to others if he is desirous of being truly great in the esteem of God, and of men, he must do great service for Christ, and to the souls of men; and seek to bring great glory to God, by faithfully ministering the word and ordinances, and by denying himself worldly honour and glory, and by serving others, through much reproach, difficulty, and opposition. And not a servant of some only, but of all. This was verified in the Apostle Paul, who became a servant to all men, though he was free, that he might gain some to Christ; and by so doing was the chief, though he reckoned himself the least of the apostles, yea, less than the least of all saints
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