THE GLORY OF A TRUE SERVANT (PART 1).

TEXT:  Matthew 8:5-13.

Every one of us has been called to serve one way or the other. The rich and the poor, those in the seat of power and those under them are called to serve one way or the other. From our passage, it was the centurion who was serving his servant at that very moment. There must have been something extraordinary about the servant of the centurion that made his master take the pain to go seek the favor of Jesus when he was sick. It is obvious that this was not his only servant, yet he left every other engagement to make sure that this particular one lives. It would have been easy for him to get another servant to do his job but it would not be easy to find another servant with the same heart, passion and commitment. We live in a world where true and sincere commitment is becoming increasingly scarce. There are people who serve under their boss and before long the business of their boss crumbles while they within a short time start theirs with the money they craftily stole while under their boss. But they have forgotten that whatsoever a man sows that shall he also reap (See Galatians 6:7).

There is a reward for true loyalty. It may not come when you think, but it will come when it is most needed. When you serve with a truly sincere and loyal heart, you make those you serve become indebted to you. The servant in our passage for today would have died in his sickness but because of his usefulness, his master went an extra mile for him.  If our presence or absence is not highly valued by those we serve then we are only busy bodies and most unfortunate. Devotional 2013 by Rev. Igho L.Y: The Glorious Fountain Ministries.