Why do We Put Conditions on Our Service to Jesus?

Verses:  Matthew 8:18-22

My thoughts about the verses:

We are all guilty of putting things before serving God.  We know we need to follow Jesus and fulfill the calling on our life. Yet, we put conditions on serving Jesus.  We might say I have to do this or that before I can follow God with all my heart and soul.

Think about this a moment what if Jesus had said not now.  Let me do these things before I go to the cross.  What if the cross never happened because of this selfish act?  None of us would have ever been saved from the sins that we have done in our life.

We have to remember to put God first.  It is not what we collect on Earth that makes a difference in the end.  What is important is what we do to spread the word of God to the world. 

We need to remember that we need to follow Jesus’s example.  We need to refrain from putting conditions before the service of God.  We have to remember that God will get us through things that are happening.  Therefor we do not have to worry about the future.  Instead we need to concentrate on serving God without placing the needs of the world first.

Let us look at it this way.  When we put conditions on our service we are putting our fears before serving God.  We need to understand and accept that God wants the best for us.  God doesn’t want us to suffer yet we have to let go of things and let God take charge.

While we are letting God take over our need of fears we must turn our life completely over to God.  You must remember inside that we must put our service to God first.  We need to stop worrying about the future hear on Earth.  Instead we need to worry about our life in the next world.  When you share the Good News with others you are changing lives forever.

There are many ways to spread the word of God.  Some people become preacher, teachers and other religious leaders.  These people are motivated and inspired by God to reach out to a large group of people all at one time.  There are also those that work in homeless shelters, work with victims of domestic abuse and other jobs that reach out to a group of individuals all at once.  Others reach out to family and friends and through their love and acts of kindness lead them to Christ.

It doesn’t matter how you serve God.  The most important thing is to serve God with all your heart.  Make sure that you put the service of God before anything else.  Know that God will be there to get you through the struggles of life.  Therefore out God first and your life will change forever.

Prayer:

Dear God we love you.  We praise you Dear Jesus for all you have done in our life.  Help us to always put your first.  Help us walk away from the stress of this life.  Help us live with serving you first.  In the name of the Risen savior we pray.  Amen

Questions:

Do you put other things before God?  Are you ready to step away from your fears?  Are you ready to put God first?