Humble Service
Read: Romans 12:3-8
3 For by the grace given to me I say to everyone among you not to think of himself more highly than he ought to think, but to think with sober judgment, each according to the measure of faith that God has assigned. 4 For as in one body we have many members, and the members do not all have the same function, 5 so we, though many, are one body in Christ, and individually members one of another. 6 Having gifts that differ according to the grace given to us, let us use them: if prophecy, in proportion to our faith; 7 if service, in our serving; the one who teaches, in his teaching; 8 the one who exhorts, in his exhortation; the one who contributes, in generosity; the one who leads, with zeal; the one who does acts of mercy, with cheerfulness.
Questions for Reflection
Do you see yourself as a person with limited abilities and gifts? Or perhaps you see yourself as a jack-of-all-trades but master of none? Do you see yourself as highly competent and independent? Paul has something to say to each of these perspectives. Do some self-assessing and ask, “Do I think of myself more highly than others? How am I seeking to serve others, and how am I benefiting from their gifts?”
