Service With A Smile

Whatever you do, work at it with all your heart, as working for the Lord, not for men. (Colossians 3:23)

Ever since COVID, experiencing good service can be is increasingly rare; experiencing good service with a smile often seems to be as far as the east is from the west. Let me take this one step further: In the world we live in today, when we actually do receive good service with a smile, we tend to be surprised, perhaps even skeptical.

We can’t control how others are serving us, but we certainly can control how we are serving others, and our verse for today provides the key that unlocks the door leading to service with a smile. If we are truly serving to please God and not people, we will always serve with a smile, regardless of the service we are providing.

Jesus said the greatest place in His Kingdom is not occupied by the one with the most servants, but by the one who serves the most. He Himself, the King of kings, did not come to be served, but to serve and to give His life as a ransom for many (Matthew 20:28). When we are serving others and taking genuine pleasure in doing it, we are maximizing the glory we are bringing to our God. The person or people we are serving are blessed, we are blessed, and God is glorified.  

Service with a smile is just another way of saying joyful service. And here is the best way I have ever heard the word joy explained:

J – JESUS

O – OTHERS

Y – YOU

Joyful service is the foundation upon which to build our Christian life. Jesus is first. Others are second. And we are third. Funny thing though: Using this formula in our service actually puts us in the lead, because we simply cannot bless others without blessing ourselves.

One final point about service with a smile: You might be called by Jesus to serve in a capacity that is not something you like doing most or are the most gifted at doing. Do it anyway, because the greatest joy we can experience in this life is not found in simply doing what we love to do most, but in being most like Jesus.

Is your service marked by a smile today? It will be, no matter what kind of service you are providing, when you are doing it for the Lord.

This is the Gospel. This is grace for your race. NEVER FORGET THAT . . . AMEN!