Dont' Sit. Serve! Jesus Set An Example When He Washed The Feet Of His Disciples.

I was talking to a friend the other day and we were discussing being useful in the kingdom of God. She said yes, 'Don't Sit. Serve" That one phrase was so powerful to me, it made a profound statement. People can serve in various capacities. Jesus set an example for us when He washed the feet of His disciples, an example of servant leadership. Washing the feet of one's guest was not the job of a leader, host or rabbi, but the chore of a servant. Jesus took on the role to show His followers how they ought to care for one another. As Christians we should look for opportunities to serve others.  If you look throughout Christ entire earthly ministry you will soon discover that Christ was the ultimate servant.  Christ didn't choose to serve, He chose to be a servant, a very distinct difference in the two. A servant unbiasedly serve everyone.  We shouldn't go to church to sit, if there is a need to serve others by assisting in some capacity at church, by all means serve, if there is a need to serve in the community to help others then serve. Buy groceries to someone in need or sacrifice a Saturday of college football to cut your neighbors yard. (Now I know I just lost everyone especially in my state when I said sacrifice watching a football game)

It's all good. Servitude should be an everyday practice of our lives. Christ make it very clear, He didn't come to be served but to serve. Likewise, we as Christians should never look for anyone to serve us,  we should go out of our way to serve others. It doesn't matter what your title is on earth, when God sees you He only sees a servant. Galatians 5:13 says, "the Christian purpose in serving should always be to glorify God, never use it as a ploy to gain notoriety. The church works best when we see ourselves as  participants, not as spectators. Not only in the church but in the mission field which can be in our own community.