Rejoice! We serve a mighty King

If we take a minute and are honest with ourselves we often start thinking thoughts of how ministry needs us. We feel like our performance will ultimately affect the success of the ministry. We sometimes think we are an irreplaceable part of the ministry. Often times this leads us to feelings of guilt, burnout or a lack of self worth. The fact is, ministry does not need us, we need ministry. We need to be in service of our King. We need to be pouring out what has been poured into us. We need to be daily dependant on Him.

Do you remember the joy you once had when you saw the Spirit working in the life of that student you were discipling? Do you remember the joy that bubbled with in you when you saw that there was no other answer than it had to be God moving in their hearts? Can you recall being in awe over the grace of God in a ministry situation? Sometimes I can’t remember those things until I stop and think about them and then I can’t help but smile from ear to ear. I smile because I experience true fullfilment, true value, true mission in my life.

Romans 5:1-2 says: “Therefore, since we have been justified by faith, we have peace with God through our Lord Jesus Christ. Through him we have also obtained access by faith into this grace in which we stand, and we rejoice in hope of the glory of God.”

When John Piper teaches this verse he exclaims every time: “Get to the end of the verse!”. His point is that because of our position in Christ we are able to rejoice in the hope of God! We rejoice that it is Him doing the work both in us and through us. It is Him who sustains us, Him who equips us and Him who allows us to minister His Gospel!

Do we rejoice in the hope and the glory of God? Do we rest in knowing that no matter how bad it looks He still remains sovereign? Do we delight in the fact that it is Him who is going to change the lives of our students and it’s not up to us? Do we daily rejoice because we serve a mighty King?