Have you ever asked yourself "what can I do for the Lord?"
You may feel limited by your age or a lack of talents, and this is a feeling that perhaps most people experience, if we're really honest.
The question should be about what we can do that will glorify the Lord, such that His name would be blessed.
This list of things we can do for Him is the second of three lists. The first one was things we can do unto Him, and the next one will be things we receive from Him.
Here are seven things we can do for Him:
1. "If ye abide in me, and my words abide in you, ye shall ask what ye will, and it shall be done unto you. Herein is my Father glorified, that ye bear much fruit; so shall ye be my disciples." John 15:7-8
The Lord is glorified when we bear fruit for Him, and we are a blessing to others at the same time.
2. "Let your light so shine before men, that they may see your good works, and glorify your Father which is in heaven." Matthew 5:16
While as branches we bear fruit, as lights we illuminate the world around us. This also is a way to glorify God.
3. "And ye are witnesses of these things." Luke 24:48
As witnesses we are to testify for Him, sharing the reality of our relationship with God in the world.
4. "If I then, your Lord and Master, have washed your feet; ye also ought to wash one another's feet. For I have given you an example, that ye should do as I have done to you. Verily, verily, I say unto you, The servant is not greater than his lord; neither he that is sent greater than he that sent him. If ye know these things, happy are ye if ye do them." John 13:14-17
The Lord's instructions here represent the role of Christians to be servants of others, for the Lord. In our service of others we are glorifying to the Lord.
5. "Dearly beloved, I beseech you as strangers and pilgrims, abstain from fleshly lusts, which war against the soul;" 1 Peter 2:11
As pilgrims, in our abstaining from the fleshly lusts we put into action our recognition that those fleshly lusts war against our souls, which the Lord has redeemed. We can keep ourselves holy in this way, to be entirely for Him.
6. "Thou therefore endure hardness, as a good soldier of Jesus Christ. No man that warreth entangleth himself with the affairs of this life; that he may please him who hath chosen him to be a soldier." 2 Timothy 2:3-4
There is opposition in this world. As we stand firm in our faith with the whole armor of God (Ephesians 6) for God, we glorify Him in this dark day.
7. "But what think ye? A certain man had two sons; and he came to the first, and said, Son, go work to day in my vineyard." Matthew 21:28
We are workmen to build on the foundation stone, the chief cornerstone. We are helping to build the living Church, made up of people that the Lord has saved.
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The Listening & Learning podcast complements Listening & Learning, which is the collection of daily devotionals, written by Gaius Goff. To read more about this project visit https://www.GaiusGoff.com/
