WHILE WAITING – SERVE 

WHILE WAITING – SERVE: THE KINGDOM IS ABOUT SERVING AND NOT LORDSHIP! 

“Iron sharpeneth iron; so a man sharpeneth the countenance of his friend. 18 Whoso keepeth the fig tree shall eat the fruit thereof: SO HE THAT WAITETH ON HIS MASTER SHALL BE HONOURED. 19 As in water face answereth to face, so the heart of man to man” Proverbs 27:17-19. 

IF YOU DESIRE to be honoured as the greatest and chiefest in the Kingdom, set your heart to SERVE. 

So, while waiting upon the Lord for whatever, keep the spirit of service alive. 

And while you serve, you need to serve in love and through love to whosoever, irrespective, and without sentiments, prejudice, and dissimulation. 

For the faith to function while waiting is only activated and sustained through love. 

And love is active and not passive, and its presence is known through service or serving. 

“For in Christ Jesus neither circumcision nor uncircumcision avails anything, but FAITH WORKING THROUGH LOVE . . . 13 For you, brethren, have been CALLED to liberty; only do not use liberty as an opportunity for the flesh, but THROUGH LOVE SERVE one another” Galatians 5:6, 13/NKJV.  

IN THE KINGDOM, the way UP is DOWN, while in the world it’s UP — oppressing others instead of serving. 

Anyone who desires honour and to be exalted by the Lord God should be found humbled in serving and not in lordship [James 4:5-10; James 5:7-11; 1 Peter 5:5-6]. 

And while waiting to renew, refresh, rejuvenate, rekindle, and energise your strength in the Lord as the eagle, be found serving and not idling away precious time of service for irrelevant things [Isaiah 40:28-31]. 

And if you desire to lead, the hallmark is serving. Are you prepared to serve? 

You are asking God and WAITING on Him to endow you with such huge BLESSEDNESS of the Kingdom — is it that you intend to SERVE? 

God watches and sees through hearts to know the motives and context of a thing — if it serves and suffices the end goal of His Kingdom causes, or if it’s for your selfishness, self-centredness, pride and arrogance and show-off, rather than to use it to serve others as a vessel of honour. 

SELAH – PAUSE AND THINK!  

SCRIPTURAL THOUGHTS WORTH PONDERING IN CONTEXT: 

“Iron sharpeneth iron; so a man sharpeneth the countenance of his friend. 18 Whoso keepeth the fig tree shall eat the fruit thereof: SO HE THAT WAITETH ON HIS MASTER SHALL BE HONOURED. 19 As in water face answereth to face, so the heart of man to man” Proverbs 27:17-19. 

“For in Christ Jesus neither circumcision nor uncircumcision avails anything, but FAITH WORKING THROUGH LOVE . . . 13 For you, brethren, have been CALLED to liberty; only do not use liberty as an opportunity for the flesh, but THROUGH LOVE SERVE one another” Galatians 5:6, 13/NKJV. 

“And do not be called teachers; for One is your Teacher, the Christ. 11 But he who is GREATEST among you shall be your SERVANT. 12 And whoever exalts himself will be humbled, and he who humbles himself will be exalted” Matthew 23:10-12/NKJV. 

“And He said to them, “The kings of the Gentiles EXERCISE LORDSHIP over them, and those who exercise authority over them are called ‘benefactors.’ 26 But not so among you; on the contrary, he who is GREATEST among you, let him be as the YOUNGER, and he who GOVERNS as he who SERVES. 27 For who is greater, he who sits at the table, or he who serves? Is it not he who sits at the table? Yet I am among you as the One who SERVES” Luke 22:25-27/NKJV. 

“Have you not known? 

Have you not heard? 

The everlasting God, the Lord, 

The Creator of the ends of the earth, 

Neither faints nor is weary. 

His understanding is unsearchable. 

29 He gives power to the weak, 

And to those who have no might He increases strength. 

30 Even the youths shall faint and be weary, 

And the young men shall utterly fall, 

31 But those who WAIT on the Lord 

Shall RENEW their strength; 

They shall mount up with wings like eagles, 

They shall run and not be weary, 

They shall walk and not faint” Isaiah 40:28-31/NKJV. 

SUMMARY: 

In the Kingdom of God, greatness is not achieved by position, power, or waiting idly. It is achieved by SERVING in love while you WAIT on the Lord. The way UP in the Kingdom is DOWN through humility and service. 
Proverbs 27:18 — “SO HE THAT WAITETH ON HIS MASTER SHALL BE HONOURED.” 

KEY POINTS: 

1. THE KINGDOM PRINCIPLE: SERVE TO BE HONOURED
   If youdesire to be honoured as the greatest and chiefest in the Kingdom, set your heart to SERVE. 
   Matthew 23:11-12 — “he who is GREATEST among you shall be your SERVANT… he who humbles himself will be exalted” 
   Luke 22:25-27 — kings of the world exercise lordship, but in the Kingdom, the greatest must be as the one who SERVES. 
   In the world the way UP is by oppressing. In the Kingdom the way UP is DOWN through service.  

2. WHILE WAITING — KEEP THE SPIRIT OF SERVICE ALIVE
   Waiting on God is not idleness. It is active.
   Isaiah 40:28-31 — Those who WAIT on the Lord shall RENEW their strength like eagles. 
   While you wait to be refreshed, renewed, and energised, be found serving and not wasting time on irrelevant things. 
   Honour comes to those who serve their Master while waiting. Proverbs 27:18 

3. SERVICE MUST BE IN LOVE
   Faith while waiting is activated and sustained through LOVE.
   Galatians 5:6 — “FAITH WORKING THROUGH LOVE” 
   Galatians 5:13 — “THROUGH LOVE SERVE one another” 
   Love is active, not passive. Its presence is proven through service. 
   Serve whosoever, irrespective, without sentiments, prejudice, or dissimulation. 

4. GOD EXAMINES MOTIVE, NOT JUST ACTIVITY
   You are asking God and WAITING on Him for BLESSEDNESS.
   The question is: is it that you intend to SERVE? 
   God sees the heart. He knows if your desire is for His Kingdom causes, or for selfishness, self-centredness, pride, arrogance, and show-off. 
   He wants vessels of honour who will use His blessing to serve others.  

5. LEADERSHIP = SERVANTHOOD
   If youdesire to lead, the hallmark is serving. 
   INFORMED LEADERS serve with humility. RULERS lord it over people. 
   James 4:5-10; 1 Peter 5:5-6 — Humble yourself under God and He will exalt you. 

6. IRON SHARPENS IRON
   Proverbs 27:17-19 — As iron sharpens iron and face answers face in water, so service sharpens us and reveals the heart of man to man.
   Serving others refines us while we wait.  

CALL TO ACTION: 

• While Waiting: Serve — Don’t idle. Use your waiting season to serve people in love. 

• Reject Lordship, Embrace Servanthood — Greatness in the Kingdom is measured by how low you are willing to go to serve. 

• Check Your Motive — Are you seeking God’s blessing to serve, or to be served? God honours servants, not those seeking lordship. 

• Let Faith Work Through Love — Your faith is proven by your service. 

Final Word: 

The Kingdom rewards servants, not lords. While you WAIT on God for renewal and BLESSEDNESS, SERVE. That is how you are sharpened, honoured, and prepared for greater. 

REV. CHUKIE MORSI