Nah who join us as we dey serve people fish with bread, go carry full basket go house.[b][/b]

For the blessing is in the service and not in being served.

You know the story about Jesus feeding 5000 men in the new testament right? But most of us overlook the role the disciples played at that event.

The bible didn't give the figure of women and children present, but only told us 5000 men were fed. So we'll work with that figure.

This means one disciple fed and average of 417 persons or more.

Yeah! Read that again.

417 persons or more were served by one person. Even your average "owambe" can't boast of 417 persons in attendance. Now imagine just one person serving them all.

Oh! how stressed out and exhausted they would have been.

To tell you the truth, service In the house of God is work.

You heard me, Serious work.

At time you'll feel as though you're over working yourself, stressed and even exhausted. And when you look at what you've had to forgo just to be able to render the service in God's house, you wonder again if it's really worth it.

It gets worse when you have to serve people who are below you in all ramifications of life, because they came to worship. Hmm!

But here is the gist! After the disciples were done serving, the bible said, there were 12 baskets of left over. Was it a mere coincidence that 12 disciples served and 12 basket full of fish and bread were left?

I don't think so

For every one fish and bread you serve people in sincerity in God's vineyard in whatever capacity, God will surely reward you with a basket full.

God is not a slave driver and your labour of love will never go unrewarded.

Don't forget, the blessing is in the service, not in being served. Make up your mind to join the work force in your local assemble. For the blessing of the servant is always in multiples of the served

#Happy Sunday