Serving With a Smile

Hi, I'm Johnny Erickson Tata, and I love where Psalm 100 says,

serve the Lord with gladness. You know, I've got a great Christian friend who does

exactly that. Ask for help, or ask her to do something. She smiles and says,

I'm on it. She makes asking for help, fun, and that brings delight to the Lord.

Charles Spurgeon once said,

those who serve God with a sad countenance because they do what is unpleasant to

them are not serving God at all. They bring the form of loyalty, but the life is

totally absent. God is the Lord of the Empire of love, and he would have those

who serve Him to do so with exceeding joy. So today, as you serve others,

imagine, right now, God's angels serving for joy before His very presence.

And then, ask the Lord that today, just a little of that great gladness, might

filter down into your to-do list. Surely that'll put a smile in your heart, as you serve.