Romans 12:7: Or ministry, let us use it in our ministering (serving);
Next Paul says, “If it is serving, let him serve” (v. 7a).“Serving” is the same word from which we derive the word deacon, and it refers to the variety of services that deacons and deaconesses perform in the Church. The one who serves is to exercise his gift to the fullest—giving himself wholeheartedly to the work, just as Philip and his friends did in Acts 6. 1
Application
- How then are we to evaluate ourselves? We are each to focus on using our own gift to serve others. We find fulfillment not in comparing ourselves with others, but in being ourselves and using whatever talent God has given in ministry!
- How exciting this is. No longer am I any more important than my brother, or he more important than I. We are each important, in and of ourselves. 2
Prayer
Lord, may my motivation for serving alway be to please You.
1. Hughes, R. K. (1991). Romans: righteousness from heaven. Wheaton, IL: Crossway Books.
2. Richards, L., & Richards, L. O. (1987). The teacher’s commentary. Wheaton, IL: Victor Books.