God Shaped You for Service

10 For we are His workmanship, created in Christ Jesus for good works, which God prepared beforehand so that we would walk in them.” (Ephesians 2:10 NASB).  
 
God shaped you to serve him. 
 
The Bible says, 10 For we are His workmanship, created in Christ Jesus for good works, which God prepared beforehand so that we would walk in them. (Ephesians 2:10 NASB).
 
Before you were born, God had already decided what contribution He wanted you to make with your life. God didn’t put you on this planet just to take up space, to use resources, and to die. No! He put you here to serve him by serving others. And nobody else can be you. If you don’t serve God the way he intended for you to serve him, then the world misses that part of the jigsaw puzzle.
 
Another name for good works is MINISTRY.   Anytime you use your talents and abilities to help somebody else, you are actually ministering to them. The Bible says in 1 Peter 4:10, “God has given each of you some special abilities; be sure to use them to help each other, passing on to others God’s many kinds of blessings” (TLB).  
 
You know the talents that you’ve got?  They’re not for your benefit. God gave you your talents for the benefit of other people. That’s why nobody’s got it all together. God wired the universe so that we would need each other.
 
When you get to heaven, you’re going to love God, so He wants you to practice now. You’re going to love other people in heaven, so He wants you to practice now.
 
We need EVERY member of Calvary to SERVE in ministry in 2019!!! Begin praying now how God is going to use you in a ministry at CBC and begin to prepare now for 2019! You serve God by serving others.
 
On Earth it’s impossible to serve God directly. The only way you can serve God on Earth is by serving other people. So anytime you help somebody else, God says it’s like you’re doing it for him. You’re practicing on Earth what you’re going to do for eternity.
 
Talk It Over
  • In what unique ways has God shaped you so that you can serve others well?
  • How are you using your talents and abilities to serve others?
  • How much does your motivation matter when you serve? Why?

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