A good servant - All The Good Seed Daily Devotionals for 2026

If you instruct the brethren in these things, you will be a good minister of Jesus Christ, nourished in the words of faith and of the good doctrine which you have carefully followed.
1 Timothy 4:6

A good servant
The Lord wants to give every believer a task in His work to fulfil for the glory of God and the blessing of others. Perhaps He is calling us to work for Him today; perhaps we have been working for Him for some time. Today let’s ask ourselves what characterises a good servant of the Lord.

Some time ago, a Christian asked himself the question: What is the most important organ of a servant? Is it the hands that do the work assigned to them? No! Is it the feet that go where the Master wants them to go? No! It’s the ears! The most important thing is that we first listen attentively to the voice of the Lord. We can only do service for Him in His way if we know exactly what He wants from us.

Another necessary quality of a good servant is obedience. When we want to do something for the Lord, it is not our own ideas that are required. Rather, it is a matter of doing His will. Although He only has volunteers, as soon as we make ourselves available to Him He tells us what to do. Don’t we then want to obey Him from our hearts?

After all, the Lord expects us to be faithful servants and to reliably carry out the work He has assigned to us. In the place where He has set us, we must do with perseverance what He has instructed us to do. Let us not forget: He will reward our faithfulness one day!

Today’s reading: Nehemiah 2:9-20 · Proverbs 11:1-9