Kingdom Living - The Commands of ChristSample

Commands of Christ: 75 

Serve others. 

God’s Kingdom is upside-down from the world. What king sacrifices himself for his subjects? What great man serves those under his authority? In a world that says, “Do as I say, not as I do.” We are told in Philippians 2:5-11, “In your relationships with one another, have the same mindset as Christ Jesus: Who, being in very nature God, did not consider equality with God something to be used to his own advantage; rather, he made himself nothing by taking the very nature of a servant, being made in human likeness. And being found in appearance as a man, he humbled himself by becoming obedient to death—even death on a cross! Therefore God exalted him to the highest place and gave him the name that is above every name, that at the name of Jesus every knee should bow, in heaven and on earth and under the earth, and every tongue acknowledge that Jesus Christ is Lord, to the glory of God the Father.” 

Jesus tells us that this life is a race to the bottom. The goal is to serve, not to be served. The goal is to sacrifice for others benefit rather than for our own. The goal is not to make a name for ourselves but to serve without recognition. The reward is eternal while the pain is temporary. The reward is far greater than the sacrifice. Be like Jesus.