Serve People

Following Jesus sounds good in theory, but it is hard in practice. To follow Christ goes against everything my flesh craves—to be first, to be served, to be noticed, to be acclaimed. I want to be a fully devoted follower of Christ, and yet following Christ with full devotion is impossible in my own strength. “And I know that nothing good lives in me, that is, in my sinful nature. I want to do what is right, but I
can’t” (Romans 7:18). It seems self always gets in the way of following Christ full-on, for the flesh is constantly crying out: be “fully devoted” to number one.