Even as the Son of man came not to be ministered unto, but to minister, and to give his life a ransom for many. (Matthew 20:28)
As a Christian, our job is to continually be conforming to the image of Christ. This would include our service to the Lord as a ministry volunteer.
If you are a ministry volunteer in any area, while we may never attain the status of “volunteer perfection,” let’s make it our goal to try!
Because if the church were filled with lots of Jesus’s for volunteers, the church would be an even better and more effective place at making a difference and reaching the world.
“For whom he did foreknow, he also did predestinate to be conformed to the image of his Son.” (Romans 8:29)
This article about Jesus as a ministry volunteer originally appeared here, and is used by permission.
