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Day 18 – Service
A forerunner is someone who comes before you and sets an example for you to follow, someone who shows you how it’s done. Jesus was our forerunner in many ways and serving was His forte.
Our heavenly calling is to serve. God intends to use His sons and daughters as conduits to express His powerful grace to the world. Our skills, talents and abilities are not meant for us, to be used on and for ourselves, but used for the good of others.
Jesus’s call, “Follow me,” is a call to follow in His footsteps. Jesus came to serve and he invites us alongside of Him. In the heart of God, serving others is the pathway to our true freedom, and freedom of the soul is the one thing every human heart longs for.
To be free from addictions, wrong motivations, lying, fear—among all the many enslavements of this planet—is to live and experience the kingdom of heaven on earth. Jesus purchased our freedom through an extreme servanthood, submission to a brutal death by crucifixion. He served us through His love to empower us to serve others through the same heavenly love.
Our liberation from the tyranny of sin enables us to love. We are free. Now we can love and serve through the power of the Cross, following in His footsteps. Serving flows naturally from a ransomed heart. The motivation of love and gratitude moves us to give others what’s been given to us.
ANGIE BRYANT
Assistant Dean of Students
A forerunner is someone who comes before you and sets an example for you to follow, someone who shows you how it’s done. Jesus was our forerunner in many ways and serving was His forte.
Our heavenly calling is to serve. God intends to use His sons and daughters as conduits to express His powerful grace to the world. Our skills, talents and abilities are not meant for us, to be used on and for ourselves, but used for the good of others.
Jesus’s call, “Follow me,” is a call to follow in His footsteps. Jesus came to serve and he invites us alongside of Him. In the heart of God, serving others is the pathway to our true freedom, and freedom of the soul is the one thing every human heart longs for.
To be free from addictions, wrong motivations, lying, fear—among all the many enslavements of this planet—is to live and experience the kingdom of heaven on earth. Jesus purchased our freedom through an extreme servanthood, submission to a brutal death by crucifixion. He served us through His love to empower us to serve others through the same heavenly love.
Our liberation from the tyranny of sin enables us to love. We are free. Now we can love and serve through the power of the Cross, following in His footsteps. Serving flows naturally from a ransomed heart. The motivation of love and gratitude moves us to give others what’s been given to us.
ANGIE BRYANT
Assistant Dean of Students
About this Plan
This 40-day prayer plan was written by students, faculty and staff at Belmont University as a daily devotional for incoming freshmen. Each day guides and encourages new college students in their faith in Jesus Christ through the word of God and the sincere thoughts, seasoned advice and honest prayers of the contributing authors. May these words help you grow in your love for God and your love for others!
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