Tonight, the during the last service of the missions conference at Harvest Baptist Church in Natrona Heights, Pennsylvania, I had the privilege to sing "A Passion for Thee" for the offertory.
A passion for Thee
Oh, Lord, set a fire in my soul
And a thirst for my God!
Hear Thou my prayer
Lord, Thy power impart
Not just to serve
But to love Thee with all of my heart.
After I finished singing, Pastor Kurt Skelly made some insightful remarks about the message of the song- the fact that our service for God should flow from a sincere love for Him. Then, he made the most profound statement concerning true service for God that I have ever heard.
"True service for God is not about output; true service for God is about outflow."
How true this is.
I've never met Bro. Skelly or heard him preach, but I've seen many people quote him on twitter. He comes up with a lot of good one-liners. Not funny one-liners, but wise ones, like you just mentioned in this post.
ReplyDeleteI liked the words to the song too. I've never heard that one before.