*DAILY DEW 11/JULY/2022* *THE JOY IN SERVING JESUS* _Key Bible Text:_ *"Serve the LORD with gladness: come before his presence with singing. Know ye that the LORD he is God: it is he that hath made us, and not we ourselves; we are his people, and the sheep of his pasture."* (Psalms 100:2-3 (KJV)) _Bible Insight:_ There is joy in serving Jesus, no matter what kind of service He’s called you to do. Don’t ever lose this joy. If you do, your service will start to become a burden, and you’ll feel like quitting. Why? Because “the joy of the LORD is your strength” (Neh. 8:10). “Let us rejoice with one another,” said Phillips Brooks, “that in a world where there are a great many good and happy things for men to do, God has given us the best and happiest, and made us preachers of His Truth.” Brooks was speaking to ministerial students, but the statement applies to any kind of Christian service. The “best and happiest” thing we can do is to serve the Lord -- fervently and consistently. The apostle Paul was a courageous man. He wasn’t afraid to travel in dangerous places, face disagreeable people, or fight difficult enemies. But there was one thing that Paul feared, and he wasn’t ashamed to admit it: “Lest, when I have preached to others, I myself should become disqualified” (1 Cor. 9:27). The image comes from the Greek games. Paul saw himself as the official herald who announced the events, named the qualified contestants, and reminded them of the rules. That was Paul the apostle, enlisting others in the Christian race and encouraging them to obey the rules (2 Tim. 2:5). But he was also Paul the believer, running the race. He was fearful lest he be put out of the race because he hadn’t obeyed the rules. It wasn’t a matter of going to heaven because that was settled when he trusted the Savior. It was a matter of losing his ministry and the prize Jesus would give him at the end of the race (Phil. 3:12–16). _MEDITATION:_ *What would you do if God took your ministry away from you? Would you be relieved and start looking for something else to do? If so, it’s possible you shouldn’t be ministering in the first place. Would you calmly drop out of the race, become bitter, and turn your back on the Lord? Or would you seek His face and plead for the privilege of serving Him? I hope you would say, “I’d rather die and go to heaven than do anything that would grieve the Lord and make me lose my ministry!”* *#Warren_W._Wiersbe* *#Daily_Wisdom_for_living* *#Becoming_More_Like_Jesus* *#The_Rise_of_An_Army* *#Daily_Dew_Devotional* *#Guest_Message" *#Hello_JULY* ❤ (Culled from _On Being A Servant of God_ ) Links To Visit: *FB Pages* https://www.facebook.com/DavidJoshuaEgbochuo/ https://www.facebook.com/thedavidgen/ https://www.facebook.com/THEREVIVALCORPS/ *Telegram Group:* https://t.me/joinchat/NzXQlVc9Hx7LfaRSnh9fHg *WhatsApp Group:* http://bit.ly/The_David_Generation Feel Free to Share with Friends. God bless you.