Don’t Give Up Your Service

We can serve God in many different waysin our families, at church, at

school, and beyond. But sometimes, we can get discouraged when we feel like

our service is not appreciated. We might feel like the prophet Isaiah when

he said, But my work seems so useless! I have spent my strength for

nothing and to no purpose (Isaiah 49:4). For instance, we might help

someone in need and never hear a thank you from them. I know a young man

who helps an elderly lady, but she never seems to voice appreciation;

instead, her words sound more like complaining, and this has been so

discouraging to him. There have been times when we’ve tried to encourage

others to come out of sin, to be committed to God, and to come to

church…but we haven’t seen results, at least not right away, and this has

also been so discouraging. In situations like these, we sometimes think

that God Himself does not appreciate our service, so we feel like giving up

because it seems all our efforts are being wasted. But God takes notice of

everything we do for Him. Going back to Isaiah 49, after Isaiah complained

of having labored in vain, he said, Yet I leave it all in the LORD’s hand;

I will trust God for my reward (verse 4). The words of Jesus in Mark 9:41

are similar; Jesus says that a person who gives just a cup of water to one

of His followers will not lose their reward. We can continue doing the

Lord’s workand not give upas we remember that every little thing we do

for Him matters, as it says in 1 Corinthians 15:58, nothing you do for the

Lord is ever useless. So let us be encouraged that our labor in the Lord

is not in vain, even when things don’t seem to be going right every time we

serve, because God takes notice of everything we do for Him. Enid Adah

Nyinomujuni Have you ever tried to serve others, but it didn’t seem to be

doing any good? When you’re feeling discouraged, how could it be helpful

to remember that God appreciates your hard work, even when others don’t?

For God is not unjust. He will not forget how hard you have worked for him

and how you have shown your love to him by caring for other believers, as

you still do. Hebrews 6:10 (NLT)

Read Verses:

Isaiah 49:1-Isaiah 49:7; Mark 9:41; Hebrews 6:10