For this Easter season I am writing 4 reflections upon my
life and Easter.
In Accouraging April ~ Part 1 I reflected upon my current personal
life challenges which linked to the glorious hope we have as Christians, because
of Jesus’ resurrection. This hope is our
firm anchor in life’s storms and is truly a comfort.
During last week I was blessed to have family time and
also to settle into my new job. I found
myself focusing upon trying to faithfully serve my family, friends and my new
employer.
I had a week of fellowship but also working hard and
expending a lot of energy. Yes serving
can be tiring, however I also felt very blessed to be able to humbly serve
others with genuine care and without a hidden agenda…
The week made me reflect upon Jesus’ last Passover meal
with His disciples before His death and resurrection…the meal where the King of
Glory humbled Himself to wash His disciple’s dirty, dusty, weary feet, before
they sat to eat.
With this action found here (John 13) Jesus gives us a true
example of how to live our lives humbly serving others. Yes there may be times when we need
assistance and to be served, but ultimately this act of genuine, loving service
with no ulterior motive that Jesus gave is our benchmark.
With all of His life’s pressures and the impending
suffering, Jesus still took the time to patiently, lovingly serve His disciples,
giving them the ultimate example they needed to lead humbly committed, godly
lives.
I
believe we can take wonderful encouragement from Jesus’ love and humility shown
in this powerful demonstration.
Jesus taught that to be a true follower of Him, one must
take up their own life’s cross…see here; Luke 9:23-27; Matt 16:24-28.
Carrying our life’s cross can be difficult but ALL THINGS
ARE POSSIBLE WITH GOD (Luke 1:37) and I have found that taking the time to lovingly serve
others, with no hidden agenda, can help us keep our focus upon Him, rather than
the weight of our cross…
In love, Melanie :)
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