SELFLESSNESS IN GOD’S SERVICE
2 Corinthians 12:15 KJV
“And I will very gladly spend and be spent for you; though the more abundantly I love you, the less I be loved”
COMMENTS: Helping people brings great fulfilment. When you spend your day serving others, you can lay your head down at night and sleep soundly. And even if you have spent much of your life chasing selfish gain, it’s not too late to have a change of heart.
When you get outside of yourself and make a contribution to others, you really begin to live. Unselfishness is its own reward; it’s not dependent on the response of others. This is the principle by which the apostle Paul lived as shown in the text under reference. ‘
Of all the qualities you can pursue, unselfishness seems to make the biggest difference towards cultivating other virtues. Yes, it goes against the grain of human nature. But if you can learn to think unselfishly and become a giver, it becomes easier to develop other virtues, such as gratitude, love, respect, patience, and discipline.
The instance of the widow of Zarephath and Elijah is a striking example. Despite the fact that she had nothing, she agreed to give the prophet her very last meal. She was subsequently blessed with enough food to eat and even had her dead son raised back to life. 1 Kings 17:10-24
St Paul advised, “As we have therefore opportunity, let us do good unto all men, especially unto them who are of the household of faith” Gal. 6:10.
May Jehovah help us to live selflessly, helping others always and bless us as the Zaraphath woman in Jesus’ name. Amen.