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“What Can I Do For The Lord?”
Categories: Church, Daily LivingWhat Can I Do For The Lord?
Jarrod Jacobs
Selfishness has reigned supreme on this earth since Genesis 3! Therefore, it should be no surprise that we look around today and observe our society placing great emphasis on self. We see evidence of such an attitude when we hear of people doing this or that “for me.” Someone says, “I took this job for me.” Another says a certain choice they made was “for me, and for no one else.” Another example of note is that in the United States, people are encouraged to “join the church of your choice.” Whatever happened to God’s choice? Whatever happened to the attitude which asks, “What can I do for the Lord”?
If nothing else is taught in the Bible, God makes it clear that man has the responsibility to serve God. The “whole of man” is to “fear God and keep his commandments” (Ecc. 12:13). It is this person who is accepted with God (Acts 10:35). Self must be put to death if we wish to please the Lord. Therefore, we need to ask ourselves whether or not we wish to please the Lord. Are we asking what can we do for the Lord, or are we asking what we can do to please and satisfy selfish motives? Christ never displayed selfishness, but left us the proper example when He said, “I came down from heaven, not to do mine own will, but the will of him that sent me” (Jn. 6:38, 4:34; I Pet. 2:21). Does selfishness or selflessness characterize me?
