Introduction. When Jesus told His disciples that “the greatest in the kingdom of heaven” would be the one who was “last of all and servant of all,” He was speaking, not only of worth and value, but also of usefulness and function. Disciples who are the greatest servants are the most useful for the Master. The deeper our commitment to serve the more useful we can become. While this initially sounds like we are shorting ourselves of all the things we might have desired, the truth is exactly the opposite. When Jesus said: “it is more blessed to give than to receive,” He was revealing the added blessing that those who give the most are the most content and happy.
As we bring our service to God and His Christ from the church into our homes, even greater blessings are gained. Husbands and wives who seek to fulfill the words of Paul in their homes as they do in their walk with Christ will find joy, peace and happiness: “Let nothing be done through selfish ambition or conceit, but in lowliness of mind let each esteem others better than himself. 4 Let each of you look out not only for his own interests, but also for the interests of others.” (Phil. 2:3-4). When a husband and wife set aside selfish desires to be first and look upon the needs of their spouse as more important than their own, they becoming ever greater in the kingdom of God. When each wife sees her husband’s interests as more important than hers and each husband sees the needs and interests of his wife as more important than his, great blessings open to them.
As we bring our service to God and His Christ from the church into our homes, even greater blessings are gained. Husbands and wives who seek to fulfill the words of Paul in their homes as they do in their walk with Christ will find joy, peace and happiness: “Let nothing be done through selfish ambition or conceit, but in lowliness of mind let each esteem others better than himself. 4 Let each of you look out not only for his own interests, but also for the interests of others.” (Phil. 2:3-4). When a husband and wife set aside selfish desires to be first and look upon the needs of their spouse as more important than their own, they becoming ever greater in the kingdom of God. When each wife sees her husband’s interests as more important than hers and each husband sees the needs and interests of his wife as more important than his, great blessings open to them.