Service
Read Romans 13.4-5
“.. the one in authority is God’s servant for your good ..” (Rom.13.4)
Service, along with submission, is another core value of the kingdom: the true exercise of authority, therefore, is seen in the humility whereby a ruler seeks to serve those people over whom he or she may be set. HM the Queen certainly understood this!
In what contexts (if any!) do you exercise an authority, and in what ways might you be able today to serve others for their good?
What lessons do you learn from the way in which Daniel and his friends submitted to the pagan government of Babylon?
Prayer: Keep me from being so pre-occupied with my rights, Lord, that I’m blind to my responsibilities. Help me by Your Spirit to go around doing good for others.