This part of following Jesus is not the glamorous bit, but it remains core to our identity. It’s well expressed in this video. Enjoy. For His Name’s Sake Shalom C. L. J. Dryden
Read More We Are Servants: Our Transformed Identity from Caesar KalinowskiOne of the beautiful things about blossoming friendships is finding out all the things new about the other person. There’s this young brother who I had briefly conversed with, but this was the first time I felt we had been able to talk properly. The setting was suitable for it. No distractions, no interruptions, relaxed […]
Read More When What They Say Is For YouYou shall speak to all the skillful, whom I have filled with a spirit of skill, that they make Aaron’s garments to consecrate him for my priesthood. (Exodus 28:3) Having dealt with elements of the physical dwelling place, God now focuses in on those who will be His priests. The chapter also implies the intermediary […]
Read More Exodus Extracts 28 – Clothed To ServeIt’s all well and good being part of those game shows where no one leaves empty-handed. Those are my favourite game shows, to be fair. Those were the ones in my head that I aspired to get on so that even if I was knocked out I would at least get something!! I wouldn’t leave […]
Read More What Do I Have To Offer?Moses’ father-in-law said to him, “What you are doing is not good. You and the people with you will certainly wear yourselves out, for the thing is too heavy for you. You are not able to do it alone. (Exodus 18:17-18) Sometimes we conduct business our way and develop and entrench a pattern of behaviour to […]
Read More Exodus Extracts 18 – Don’t Do It Alone: Sound AdviceSon of God. Son of Man. Prince of Peace. Suffering Servant. It’s something that keeps on bugging me about the example I’m supposed to follow. Truly knowing Jesus and following in His Way is something that is both glorious and humbling. It is supposed to capture the reality of being seated with Him in heavenly […]
Read More Sons and ServantsThe role of a servant can be trivialised and made to seem of little to no importance. Yet there is something about the role of serving the needs of others that has a rich reward, sometimes far greater than whatever the experience for the one who has been served. There are precious times when I […]
Read More Take Pleasure in ServingEach of you should use whatever gift you have received to serve others, as faithful stewards of God’s grace in its various forms. If anyone speaks, they should do so as one who speaks the very words of God. If anyone serves, they should do so with the strength God provides, so that in all […]
Read More Cephas Says: 4 – Following Is Serving“We both had dreams,” they answered, “but there is no one to interpret them.” Then Joseph said to them, “Do not interpretations belong to God? Tell me your dreams.” (Genesis 40:8) I am reminded of the scenario where two people with similar ailments sit at a waiting room and share the similarity of their symptoms. The first […]
Read More Genesis: 40 – A Tale Of Three ServantsThere is something about being served properly. It’s the age of customer service like never before. Whether in a restaurant or in a shopping centre, whether online or on the telephone, like never before the consumer is meant to be king. The customer is always right. For all of those noble sentiments in reality things can […]
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