Sit to Serve – learning to serve through sitting
After yesterday’s post about the need to sit at Jesus’ feet a reader posed this question: “How do we sit at his feet and choose the good portion yet, serve?”
This is an area that I have struggled in lately. I have been very busy serving and have often neglected the opportunity to sit. There are two problems with this, the first is that I’m missing the “good portion” (Luke 10:38-42), and the second is that I find myself worn out.
I am slowly coming to the conviction that I must “sit to serve”, where I sit at His feet as He pours into me, and I serve out of the overflow of His outpouring.
Lately I have been identifying with Moses in Exodus 18:18-23:
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. Now obey my voice; I will give you advice, and God be with you! You shall represent the people before God and bring their cases to God, and you shall warn them about the statutes and the laws, and make them know the way in which they must walk and what they must do. Moreover, look for able men from all the people, men who fear God, who are trustworthy and hate a bribe, and place such men over the people as chiefs of thousands, of hundreds, of fifties, and of tens. And let them judge the people at all times. Every great matter they shall bring to you, but any small matter they shall decide themselves. So it will be easier for you, and they will bear the burden with you. If you do this, God will direct you, you will be able to endure, and all this people also will go to their place in peace.”
And so I find, the answer is in discipleship. Moses couldn’t do it alone. I can’t do it alone, I can’t even come close. But, if I can “sit to serve” and disciple people who will “sit to serve” we will accomplish great works of service for our Jesus, while sitting humbly at His feet.
November 13th, 2007 at 10:53 pm
I enjoyed this post! I agree very strongly! I must also sit at his feet more than I do now! Thanks for the enlightenment!
In Christ’s Love,
David
November 14th, 2007 at 4:31 pm
Thank you Adam!