We are in a profession where we serve others. We meet the needs of our students and their families every day. How can we serve those who treat us poorly with goodwill ? How do we respond to opportunities to serve those we don't trust or who have made our jobs more difficult? By knowing Jesus and how He served. If we are to conduct ourselves as Jesus did while he was on the earth, as
1 John 2:6 says those that profess to abide in Christ are supposed to do, we are to serve those very people. Jesus' relationship with Judas is a perfect example. Ivan Tate spoke of this. He said Jesus had to love Judas, the one he knew would betray him, as much as he loved the other disciples if he was to remain blameless. Jesus loved Judas, and served him, and WASHED his feet. Jesus did this all the while knowing Judas was going to betray him very soon. So, are we obligated, as followers of Christ, to serve those who don’t recognize all of our efforts? Yes. Can we completely ignore and not extend kindness to the ones that hurt us? No. How are we to do it? Readily and with goodwill! Not begrudgingly, not with an attitude, and not dreading it because we are really serving God! And let's be honest, the only way to accomplish that is to be in relationship with Jesus and through the power of the Holy Spirit. To love Him so much that our strongest desire is to see the lost saved so they can know Him like we do. To be clear, I’m not talking about letting people take advantage of us. Just like Jesus served, He was the best at telling people what they needed to hear in love. This job, your position at this school, is how you are serving Jesus. We work for Him. When we serve parents, students and coworkers, we are serving Him. And Jesus deserves no less than to be served readily and with goodwill.
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