For every beast of the forest is mine, the cattle on a thousand hills. I know all the birds of the hills, and all that moves in the field is mine.

Psalm 50:10-11

Maybe you’ve started following Jesus and you’re wondering if serving at church is your next step. Today’s devotional is to help you understand the importance of serving in church and its significance.

Many times we’ll hear people ask questions like, “If I’m called to serve and make my life about others, how will I get taken care of?” Let’s be honest: Haven’t we all felt this way at some point? If we want things to happen in our life, we can’t go around just handing things out to others and being selfless. It’s a dog-eat-dog world after all: Everything we get, we have to hoard to ourselves. That includes our time, right?

Jesus teaches the exact opposite. There’s a passage in Matthew that teaches us a new way of thinking about the things we have. Essentially, it goes like this: Jesus says when we care about the things that He cares about (like His Church and other people who don’t know Jesus), He will take care of the rest. God’s Word says on countless occasions that He owns everything and is in control of everything. So rather than working ourselves to death to get what we want (financial security, healthy relationships, purpose), instead we can put God and His purposes first and He’ll make sure we get what we need. What a different way to live!

If you feel like your whole life you’ve been on an endless and unsuccessful search for peace, this is the answer! There’s only one who can work out in the other things in life that we need and it’s God. This is why we serve in the church

 To obey is better than sacrifice, and to love God and our neighbor better than all burnt offerings. 

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