Faithful Servant
by Judy Hitson
Matt. 25:21 NLT The master was full of praise. ‘Well done, my good and faithful servant. You have been faithful in handling this small amount, so now I will give you many more responsibilities. Let’s celebrate together!
Here is a prayer and Bible verse that deeply touched my heart in the early days as a widow:
Heavenly Father, knowing You’ve already given me all I need to be Your true and faithful servant, help me begin this day with a mind focused on Your will for my life; and a heart bursting with gratitude for Your blessings.
Ps. 143:8 “Let the morning bring me word of Your unfailing love, for I have put my trust in You. Show me the way I should go, for to You I lift up my soul.”
Praying this prayer and Scripture in the morning gives me peace in Christ and draws me close to Him. I trust the Lord will guide me in ways to serve Him as a faithful servant in this season of my life.
I am sad that I cut this prayer and verse out from a ministry mailing and have no idea of the ministry to give credit.
My oldest son shared about his family’s recent move. They have a multi-generational home living with his wife, college age daughter and our daughter-in-law’s parents. Her father was a former pastor of a local church. Some of the parishioners helped them clean the house and yard before the move. This was a tremendous help. It brought to mind the morning prayer written above. What a special blessing these faithful servants bestowed upon our son’s family to come alongside them in their time of need.
This also brings to mind how helpful our children have been. They agreed to take turns staying with me, not wanting me to be alone as a recent widow. They too have been faithful servants as the Lord speaks of in His word. He came not to be served but to serve. See Matt. 20:28.
Though I am up in my years, the desire of my heart is to be a faithful servant of the Lord’s. Unable to do hard, manual labor, like lifting heavy furniture or the like, I trust the Lord to reveal ways for me to serve Him in the body of Christ. He tells us to do all as unto Him.
See Col. 3:23-24.
As the prayer I shared says, may I begin each day focused on God’s will for my life with a heart of gratitude for His many blessings. My trust is in the Lord to show me the way to go and lift my soul to Him.
Prayer: Thank You, Lord, first for Your example as a faithful servant and for your faithful servants in the body of Christ. Lead me, Lord, day by day, to be about Your will on earth. Amen.
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