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THE JOY OF SERVING GOD
Joshua 24:15 "And if it seems evil to you to serve
the LORD, choose for yourselves this day whom
you will serve, whether the gods which your
fathers served that were on the other side of the
River, or the gods of the Amorites, in whose land
you dwell. But as for me and my house, we will
serve the LORD."
Psalm 21:1 The king shall have joy in Your strength, O
LORD; And in Your salvation how greatly shall he rejoice!
Psalm 27:6 And now my head shall be lifted up above my
enemies all around me; Therefore I will offer sacrifices of
joy in His tabernacle; I will sing, yes, I will sing praises to
the LORD.
Psalm 32:11 Be glad in the LORD and rejoice, you
righteous; And shout for joy, all you upright in heart!
Psalm 122:1 I was glad when they said to me, "Let us go
into the house of the LORD."
Hebrews 13:15 Therefore by Him let us
continually offer the sacrifice of praise to God,
that is, the fruit of our lips, giving thanks to His
name. 16 But do not forget to do good and to
share, for with such sacrifices God is well
pleased.
Matthew 20:28 The Son of Man did not come to
be served, but to serve,
Luke 4:8 'You shall worship the LORD your God,
and Him only you shall serve.' "
Luke 17:7 "And which of you, having a servant
plowing or tending sheep, will say to him when
he has come in from the field, 'Come at once and
sit down to eat'? 8 "But will he not rather say to
him, 'Prepare something for my supper, and gird
yourself and serve me till I have eaten and drunk,
and afterward you will eat and drink'? 9 "Does he
thank that servant because he did the things that
were commanded him? I think not. 10 "So
likewise you, when you have done all those
things which you are commanded, say, 'We are
unprofitable servants. We have done what was
our duty to do.' "
Romans 6:16 Do you not know that to whom you
present yourselves slaves to obey, you are that
one's slaves whom you obey, whether of sin
leading to death, or of obedience leading to
righteousness?
Romans 6:17 But God be thanked that though
you were slaves of sin, yet you obeyed from the
heart that form of doctrine to which you were
delivered. 18 And having been set free from sin,
you became slaves of righteousness.
"If you have no joy in your religion, there's a leak
in your Christianity somewhere."
"The reason why many poor souls have so little
heat of joy in their hearts, is that they have so
little light of Gospel knowledge in their mind.”
Acts 5:34 Then one in the council stood up, a Pharisee
named Gamaliel, a teacher of the law held in respect by
all the people, and commanded them to put the apostles
outside for a little while. 35 And he said to them: "Men of
Israel, take heed to yourselves what you intend to do
regarding these men. 36 "For some time ago Theudas
rose up, claiming to be somebody. A number of men,
about four hundred, joined him. He was slain, and all who
obeyed him were scattered and came to nothing. 37
"After this man, Judas of Galilee rose up in the days of the
census, and drew away many people after him. He also
perished, and all who obeyed him were dispersed. 38
"And now I say to you, keep away from these men and let
them alone; for if this plan or this work is of men, it will
come to nothing;
39 "but if it is of God, you cannot overthrow it -lest you even be found to fight against God." 40
And they agreed with him, and when they had
called for the apostles and beaten them, they
commanded that they should not speak in the
name of Jesus, and let them go. 41 So they
departed from the presence of the council,
rejoicing that they were counted worthy to suffer
shame for His name. 42 And daily in the temple,
and in every house, they did not cease teaching
and preaching Jesus as the Christ.
“Those who serve are more content and happy
with their life than those who do not serve the
Lord and others.”
1 Corinthians 13:1 Though I speak with the
tongues of men and of angels, but have not love,
I have become sounding brass or a clanging
cymbal. 2 And though I have the gift of
prophecy, and understand all mysteries and all
knowledge, and though I have all faith, so that I
could remove mountains, but have not love, I am
nothing. 3 And though I bestow all my goods to
feed the poor, and though I give my body to be
burned, but have not love, it profits me nothing.
1 John 4:18 There is no fear in love; but perfect
love casts out fear, because fear involves
torment. But he who fears has not been made
perfect in love. 19 We love Him because He first
loved us. 20 If someone says, "I love God," and
hates his brother, he is a liar; for he who does not
love his brother whom he has seen, how can he
love God whom he has not seen? 21 And this
commandment we have from Him: that he who
loves God must love his brother also.
Romans 5:8 But God demonstrates His own love
toward us, in that while we were still sinners,
Christ died for us.
How do you feel about serving God in the church
and outside the church?
Do you still find joy in serving or does is seem like
a burden to you?
If it does seem like a burden to you, ask yourself
why?