GOD'S KIND OF SUCCESS

 

GOD'S KIND OF SUCCESS

 

‘ Whosoever will be chief among you, let him be your servant’ (Matt. 20:27 KJV).

 

"Nothing succeeds like success." That appears to be true. Human beings are fascinated by success. We are interested in winners, not losers.

 

A man ordered lobster in a restaurant but was disappointed when the lobster presented to him on a platter didn’t have claws. He asked the waiter, "What happened to those claws he was supposed to have?"

 

The waiter said, "I don't know, maybe he lost them in a fight with another lobster."

 

The man pushed his plate away and said, "In that case, take this one back and bring me the one that won."

 

Success is the name of the game today — not only in the world, but in the church. Humility is out. Self-depreciation is out. Servants' robes are for the timid souls who haven't learned the techniques of management by intimidation. All that matters now is that you succeed and feel good about yourself.

 

But success in God's eyes is very different. Setting the example, Jesus humbled himself to be a servant, ministering to others and giving His life as a ransom for many. God's rewards will not go to those who shine the brightest and make it big by this world's standards, but to those who faithfully serve, walking with Jesus in obedience and trust.

 

Life response: By whose standard of success am I living?