Benefits Of Faithful-Service: Rev. James-Odedeji’s Message To Christian Stewards (Text)

Benefits Of Faithful-Service: Rev. James-Odedeji’s Message To Christian Stewards (Text)

Anglican Bishop of Diocese of Lagos West, Rev James Odedeji, has said those who serve God are privileged.

He spoke  at the investiture of President of Guild of Stewards, Adewale Bolaji at Archbishop Vining Memorial Cathedral Church, Ikeja, Lagos.

Odedeji  noted everything about the guild is service. ‘’When it comes to service to God, one thing is faithfulness. Service in God’s house is nobody’s right.  We cannot do without God. He can do without us. The call to Christian service is privilege.”

He said to be “faithful is to be devoted, to be honest, sincere and not dubious. It is to be trustworthy. To be reliable. It means to be consistent and accountable…’’

To be faithful is to be available and dutiful. It is to be correctable. If God cannot correct you, you can’t be in his service.”

He then explained how service should be rendered in God’s vineyard urging the guild to serve excitedly and joyfully. “When God calls you to service, it is not to serve in sadness. We must be excited whenever we find an opportunity to serve God and humanity.  King David said I was glad when they say to me let us go to the house of the Lord.”

He pleaded with those  who serve in God’s vineyard to do it wholeheartedly without reservation. “Serve heartily. We must be dedicated, committed, and attached to God’s work. We must see it as a matter of life and death’’, he affirmed.

He explained that service in God’s vineyard must be done reverently.