“How can I serve you today”
I don't want to forget this experience.
It was a day just like any other. The day had just begun and I had
a long list of things to clean around the house. Keeping up with
homeschool and housecleaning is quite a chore, to say the least. It
seems like the minutes I do have to clean are hurried and I am almost
always left wondering; how did this house get so dirty and how am I
supposed to get this all done??
So, as I was scrubbing the stove top
and wondering how am I supposed to get all these spots and dried food
off... I heard as plain as day, in my spirit, “How can I serve you
today?” I knew right away that this was Jesus. I was shocked that
my Lord would ask me that question. I answered, “What? What do
you mean, serve me? I am supposed to be serving... I serve. I
serve my family and we are supposed to serve you...” He asked me
again, “How can I serve you?” I just couldn't take it, He had
shaken me up and I didn't know what to say. I felt like I had to get
out of the house, so in tears I ran outside to the front porch and
took a seat on the bench.
My thoughts were just reeling. But...but,
I thought...then I remembered and I knew how Peter must have felt
when Jesus wanted to wash Peter's feet, but he said to Jesus, no
Lord, I am supposed to wash your feet... I couldn't bring myself to
answer that question right away, but as I sat there in His presence,
and after much thinking... Asking for things that we needed didn't
seem right. So I went to the places in my heart that I have been
longing for and brought those requests before Him. Then in those
requests I felt that He answered me and said He would do those things
for me. What were they? Well, they were the deepest longings of my
heart and probably similar to yours. It was like the Holy Spirit
wouldn't let me turn to the right or the left until I answered Him.
I wiped my tears and went back inside to finish my stove. The tasks
before me didn't seem so daunting anymore. A fresh peace and joy
flooded my heart. I had been loved on by my Savior and He, of all
persons, asked if He could serve ME. I felt that He wanted me to
share this with you as well. He comes to us to serve and not be
served. Will we let Him?
"Just as the Son of Man came not to be waited on but to serve, and to give His life as a ransom for many [the price paid to set them free]." Matthew 20:28
Ruthe Reid
May 5, 2012
