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IBS 28 - Galatians 5:13

Galatians 5:13
“You, my brothers and sisters, were called to be free. But do not use your freedom to indulge the flesh; rather, serve one another humbly in love.”

It’s so easy to serve ourselves before we even look at others. We are selfish creatures who want everything for us. We never think or want to serve others. We just want to lift up ourselves and have everyone live for us. If we don’t get what we want and if we aren’t being served, then we freak out. We desire for praise, attention, and having people do everything for us. We’re lazy. Yet, we call ourselves Christians. We say that we follow after Christ and we love Him. He says, “I didn’t come to be served but to serve.” Since we are Christians, we seek to be like Christ. We want to imitate Him, therefore we should serve others. And this is not easy. It’s laying down our wants and needs and putting others before ourselves. 
Often times, though, many people will serve others, seeking for praise. They’ll put others first and lay down their wants and needs to get a “Job well done!”, or “Wow, look at how much of a christian that person is!” They do it for the attention. I love how they put serve one another humbly. We shouldn’t do it for the glory or praise. We should do it because that’s what God has called us to do, and in love. We don’t serve others in an angry manner. We do it in love. God is love. If we served others in any other form but love, then how would others see Christ in us. We serve one another humbly in love.


Application: I’ll put others before myself, and I’ll write love on my arm to remind myself to always do that in love. 

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