In John 20:28, Jesus says He came to serve, not be served. We should have them same attitude. We have been called to serve the communities in which we have been planted. Where does this motivation to serve come from?

Jesus had a very clear mission on earth. He came to fulfill the mission of God that was laid out in Genesis 3:15 for creation to be redeemed. He never lost sight of that mission. As the called ones of Christ, we must not forget that mission either. We must be about carrying out this same mission. In order to be effective in this effort, we must realize every area of our lives must be invaded by God. Our motivation for service never should be our love for others, but love for God. The Great Commandment puts this into perspective. We must first love God with all our mind, soul and strength; then and only then will we be able to love our neighbor as our self.

In order to love God with all that we are, we must be totally sold out to Him. We must not only confess that we love Christ with our mouths, but confess it with our lifestyle. In Luke 12:8, Jesus says we must confess Him before others. Oswald Chambers reiterates this verse this way: “Whoever confesses Me before men (that is, confesses his love by everything he does, not merely by his words), him the Son of Man also will confess before the angels of God.”

God tends to speak to me through music more than any other medium. The band Starfield just released a new album titled The Saving One. On this album is a new song called “Absolutely” that speaks on this very topic. Read the lyrics below and see if they move you like they moved me:

“Absolutely”
Lover of my soul
I want to tell You
Only You have all of me
I cannot contain
My adoration
I’m in love so desperately
No one is as lovely as You are
And there is no one else Who has my heart
Jesus, You have me completely
Every breath that I breathe
I am absolutely in love
Jesus, I am Yours forever
All of me surrenders
I am absolutely in love with You
Down upon my knees
I’m lost in worship
Humbled by Your majesty
What is there to say
But how I love You
Thank You for forgiving me
All I am is Yours
Only Yours

This song sums up what I want to be. I want to be totally sold out to Christ. What about you? Take some time this week and evaluate at what level are you sold out. My prayer for you and myself is that it would be absolute. Have a great week, and may you fall more in love with God each day.