44. The Glory of Service

The Glory of Service

Let us turn to Revelation 17:14, “These shall make war with the Lamb, and the Lamb shall overcome them; for He is Lord of lords and King of Kings!” Now notice this next sentence, “And they that are with Him [they that follow Him whithersoever He goes] are called, and chosen, and faithful.” There is the sixth flash of glory from the cross, the glory of serviceableness, the glory of being serviceable. Calvary alone can effect that.

Natural gifts are a wonderful possession and they effect many results, but divine grace always lifts service on to a higher level; and you will notice it is only the message of the cross that can call us out of darkness and out of death. It is only as we are yielded to the spirit of that matchless sacrifice on Calvary that there can be produced in us joyous souls. It is only the power of the death of the Lord Jesus Christ, working in us, that can make us faithful in these perilous days. Our serviceableness is measured by the depth of the Calvary spirit within us. Our ability to be used by God is measured by the depth of the spirit of Calvary within us, and it is that spirit which makes the life radiant for God.