Servants Heart Reflection

A servant of the Lord must not quarrel but be gentle to all, able to teach, patient. 2 Timothy 2:24.

Servants Heart
Servants Heart

At times, the best way to define a concept is to offer an appropriate example …

George Washington Carver is well known as an African-American scientist who developed scores of products from the peanut. Dr. Carver was also a humble servant of the Lord who took every opportunity to speak to others about the Savior he loves and serves.

During the 1920s, members of the YMCA and the Commission on Interracial Cooperation asked Dr Carver to address white student audiences at colleges and universities in the South. Dr Carver spoke about the wonders of the natural world and the loving God who created the earth and all people.

As his goal for these meetings, Carver said he wanted the students to find Jesus and make Him a daily, hourly, and moment-by-moment part of their lives. “I want them to see the Great Creator in the smallest and apparently the most insignificant things about them.”

Dr. Carver sought to follow the words of Paul to a young pastor: “A servant of the Lord must not quarrel but be gentle to all, able to teach, patient, in humility correcting those who are in opposition, if God perhaps will grant them repentance, so that they may know the truth.” 2 Timothy 2:24-25. This approach underscores the power of the Gospel and the winsome appeal of a servant’s heart. – David McCaslasland. Daily Bread.

Let us follow Carver’s example.

Servant Song. Sister Donna Marie McGargill.

Brother Let Me be Your Servant.

Witnessing is not just a job to be done, it’s a life to be lived. Amen.

Prayer: Lord God, whose love streams like fresh water into the deserts of our hearts, You turn us from greed and partiality to healing and justice. Make us companions of those who long for your deliverance, and give us safe passage at the last into the land of your shalom. Peace and Joy! Amen.