Serve God With a Willing Spirit

"I WILL most gladly spend and be completely spent for your souls," wrote the apostle Paul.  (2 Corinthians 12:15) What do these words tell you about the outlook and attitude that Jehovah's servants should try to cultivate?  According to one Bible scholar, when Paul wrote those words to Christians in Corinth, he was saying:  "I am willing to spend my strength, and time, and life, and all that I have for your welfare, as a father cheerfully does for his children." Paul was prepared to be "completely spent," or to "be exhausted and worn out," if that was what it would take to fulfill his Christian ministry.

Moreover, Paul did all of this "most gladly."  He was  "perfectly willing" to do so, says the Jerusalem Bible.  What about you? Are  you willing to to spend your time, energy, talents, and resources serving Jehovah God and the interests of others, even if doing so means being "exhausted and worn out" at time? And would you do this "most gladly"? 

Next time: They Refuse to Serve at All

From the Watchtower magazine, 2000