“whoever serves is to do so as one who is serving by the strength which God supplies; so that in all things God may be glorified through Jesus Christ,” 1 Peter 4:11 (NASB)
We all are likely familiar with the many 'leadership training' opportunities that are available through seminars, classes and other programs. Developing leaders is a keen focus with companies, cities, and organizations. Depending on the version, we're using the NASB, the word 'lead' occurs 60 times in 60 verses in the Bible and the word 'leader' occurs 69 times in 69 verses. Together it is 129 times. By contrast, the word 'serve' occurs 207 times in 196 verses and 'servant' occurs 447 times in 402 verses a total of 654 times. As Christians, we are reminded of the importance of serving God by serving others even in leadership positions. In everything we do we are called to serve. But we cannot do this on our own because we can only accomplish what God requires through the strength He supplies. So if we really want our life on earth to count for anything we need to trust in the promise that He will give us the ability to serve. And the great result, when we do, is that our God is glorified through Jesus Christ in what we do for Him.
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