Why We Serve God
The reason we serve God is a topic that seems so easy to explain that even a small child can understand it, yet I often find myself seeking to know further why we serve Him. Christ said, “Verily, verily, I say unto you, Ye seek me, not because ye saw the miracles, but because ye did eat of the loaves, and were filled” (John 5:26). As far as I have read in the Word of God, nowhere does it promise us a life of Earthly comforts and riches. It is said that “his divine power hath given us all things that pertain unto life and godliness, through the knowledge of him that hath called us unto glory and virtue” (2 Peter 1:3).
But I find still that so many people, often without even trying to, have a preconceived notion that a life serving God is synonymous with a life of worldly success. It has been made clear to me of late that we are nothing without God, and a life void of Him will provide nothing but heartache. As we come to God, broken and in need of a Savior, we have a mutual understanding that we can offer nothing to Him but our love and our life. We must acknowledge that we are deserving of nothing and have made nothing of ourselves and if we are able to go through the rest of our lives in that mindset it won’t be hard to see the blessings of God.
In 1 Samuel 4 the children of Israel went to war with the Philistines and at this time the laws and statutes of God had fallen out of practice and were not being upheld. As a result of this they began to lose the war and about four thousand men of Israel were slain in the first battle. In this time of turmoil, they decided to bring in the ark of the covenant in hopes that it would bring with it the presence and protection of God. The battle began again, and thirty thousand more men of Israel were killed. Because they had so blatantly turned away from God in times before, His presence was not with them in these battles. Why is it that in times of prosperity it is so easy to neglect our one-on-one service with God and ride on the fact that seemingly life is good?
“To every thing there is a season, and a time to every purpose under the heaven” (Ecclesiastes 3:1)
As far as the calendar year of our church events is concerned, it seems as though we are in a time of spiritual prosperity right now. I trust that each one that had an opportunity to attend has been as rewarded and as blessed as I feel, now that we are coming to the close of this Fall Feastmeeting season. I pray that we are not riding solely on the fellowship and joy those meetings provide us but are using them as times to stir our hearts and minds and encourage us to dive deeper into our daily communion with God. Because just as things seem to be going so well, the trials of life will come, and we must have a rock to stand on.
I love each one of y’all and you are all in my prayers.
Bro. Adam Spencer
