Many believers live their lives with the mind set of: “What can I do for God?” or “What does God want me to do for Him?” Basically, many Christians live as though they were saved to serve and that if they are to fulfill their purpose of salvation they must serve. The truth will bring a hit to our human pride and it is that God does not need us to serve Him and in fact, God wants us to be in relationship with Him and that is why He sent Jesus.
Jesus said in John 17:3
"And this is life eternal, that they might know thee the only true God, and Jesus Christ, whom thou hast sent."
Jesus is telling us that we were saved so that we may know Him and His Father intimately.
When we are dead set on serving God, then our relationship with the Father is based on performance and therefore it becomes lifeless; mechanical; and obligatory. The Apostle Paul wrote in Acts 17:24 & 25 24
"God, who made the world and everything in it, since He is Lord of heaven and earth, does not dwell in temples made with hands. 25- "Nor is He worshiped with men's hands, as though He needed anything, since He gives to all life, breath, and all things.
When our focus is on God through Christ Jesus we will form an intimate relationship with Him; some have even said we could even become obsessed with Him. In building an intimate relationship with the Father there will be an out-flow of service that pours out of that love relationship.
Only God can do something for Himself. In His wisdom He allows us to participate in work with Him; because and due to our relationship with Him.
If you think of your relationship with God in terms of performance and service then you will run the risk of relating to Him as your “Heavenly Employer” risking that you are doing things He requires, which may or may not be accurate. Remember an employer’s role is to scrutinize our performance and make sure we are following the rules and at the very least doing the status quo. Is this the relationship you want?
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