Magazines · No. 3.

The deportment of Solomon's servants so displayed the wisdom and glory of the king that it caught the eye of the queen of the south. Every detail of the servants' duties, every action, every word, expressed what was in the heart and mind of the master. And is it not so with the servants of Christ? We have been called to serve Him, not to please ourselves, not to express what we are, but to do His will that we might express what He is. Even the most menial task may be taken up in service to Christ. Writing to the bondmen at Colosse, the Apostle Paul says, "Whatsoever ye do, do it heartily, as to the Lord, and not unto men … for ye serve the Lord Christ" (Col. 3:22-23). The consciousness that in everything we may serve the Lord will elevate the character of the most humble task, and our deportment in carrying it out will witness to the wisdom and glory of the Master.