Day 34 – Thinking Like a Servant

  Service starts in your mind! “Your attitude should be the same as that of Christ Jesus: Who, being in very nature God, did not consider equality with God something to be grasped, but made himself nothing, taking the very nature of a servant, being made in human likeness.” Philippians 2:5-7 (NIV) Real servants serve … [Read more…]

Day 33 – How Real Servants Act

  We serve God by serving others!  “You can tell what they are by what they do.” Matthew 7:16 (CEV) In our self-serving culture with its me-first mentality, acting like a servant is not a popular concept.  Jesus, however, measured greatness in terms of service, not status. God determines your greatness by how many people … [Read more…]

Day 28 – It Takes Time

There are no shortcuts to maturity! “I am sure that God who began the good work within you will keep right on helping you grow in his grace until his task within you is finally finished on that day when Jesus Christ returns.”  Philippians 1:6 (LB) It takes years for us to grow to adulthood, … [Read more…]