"Who then," asked David, "is willing to consecrate his service this day unto the Lord?" (I Chron. 29:5.)
Consecration of service is consecration of self. He who consecrates himself in obedience to the divine will, and in understanding of his relationship to God, knows that in this consciousness all that is entitled to the name of service is included. Whatever may be its outward form, that which is consistently identified with the divine Mind in love and loyalty expresses the true meaning of service.
With Christ Jesus, sonship and service were inseparable. In oneness with the Father he consecrated his unfolding mission as Saviour of the world. When men learn that the purpose and fulfillment of all service is to express the divine nature, not only the work they are engaged on, but every thought they bring to it, is seen to call for consecration to the Christ ideal. In this way alone is service lifted above the belief of chance and insecurity, of toil and monotony, of personal homage and personal enmity, into the realm of Mind. Thus exalted, it cannot fail to bring manifold blessings to all whom it concerns.
