God’s Strength to Serve

Scripture: 1 Peter 4: [11] If anyone speaks, he should do it as one speaking the very words of God. If anyone serves, he should do it with the strength God provides, so that in all things God may be praised through Jesus Christ.

Observation: This last Thanksgiving we did an outreach for the homeless, elderly and military and served a wonderful dinner at the Army and Navy Academy. It took God’s strength for me to be able to do all the things that needed to be done, but through His grace everything went well. It has been awhile before that I did anything to serve others in God’s name. Opportunities were there, but I chose to ignore them or make excuses. This Thanksgiving blessed a lot of people both those that were served and those who served, but most importantly I had an opportunity to bless God and showed Him that I trust Him. Why wouldn’t I want to do that all the time?

Application: Make opportunities to use the gifts God has given me and don’t make any more excuses of why I can’t do something when I know it would please God. I believe God has put on my heart to honor the staff at Calvary Chapel with a special dinner. It would be easy to ignore it or I can trust God to give me the strength and abilities to honor Him by honoring His servants.

Prayer: Dear Lord strengthen me so I don’t waste anymore of this precious time you have given me. Use the gifts you have given me to honor you and touch the lives of others in your name.