“Great Will Be the One Who Serves and Be Kind to Others in God’s Kingdom 那服侍和待人温和的人在神國裡必成為大的“（2 Timothy 提摩太後書2:24-26）
And the Lord’s servant must not be quarrelsome but must be kind to everyone, able to teach, not resentful. Opponents must be gently instructed, in the hope that God will grant them repentance leading them to a knowledge of the truth, and that they will come to their senses and escape from the trap of the devil, who has taken them captive to do his will.
但主的僕人卻不可爭論，總要待人溫和，善於教導，存心忍耐，以溫柔勸導那些對抗的人，或許神給他們悔改的心，可以認識真理。他們雖然曾經被魔鬼擄去，隨從他的意思而行，或許也能醒悟過來，脫離魔鬼的陷阱。
In contrast to the world’s values, greatness in God’s kingdom is marked by being God’s servant and by being gentle to all (shown even to those who least deserve it). A godly servant should not pick fights and look for conflict but be gentle, able to teach and patient humbly correcting opponents who might come to their senses to repent and return to God. There is always a choice for every person especially every Christian who he or she will decide to serve. To be God’s servant (a vessel of honour for Him) one must be empty, clean, and available. If we refuse to empty ourselves, clean ourselves and make ourselves available to God, we will find ourselves captive to the devil in one sense or another.
與世界的價值觀對比，在神國度裡的偉大，以作神的僕人和對所有人溫柔（甚至向那些最不配得它的人表明）作為標記。一位敬虔的僕人理應不挑起爭端、尋找衝突，卻要待人溫柔、善於教導、存心忍耐，謙卑地勸戒那抵擋的人，他們或許會醒悟過來，悔改回轉歸向神。每個人，特別是每個基督徒常常都有一個選擇，選擇自己決定侍奉誰。要作神的僕人（為祂所用的貴重器皿），人必須是有空間的、潔淨的，並且是可用的。如果我們拒絕倒空自己、潔淨自己，並抽空為神所用，我們必會發現在某種意義上說，自己是被魔鬼俘虜了。
Prayer: Gracious and Loving God, great people of our world are not usually thought of as servants, neither as gentle. Today, many leaders or ‘servants’ of our churches might have been found captive to such worldview. Thank you for reminding us that your work often takes time. Sometimes we can see why it takes so much time, sometimes we can’t – but you are not in a hurry, and want us to learn how to patiently trust you. Amen.
禱告: 有恩惠、仁愛的神啊，我們這個世界上的偉人通常不被認為是僕人，也不被認為是待人溫柔的。今天，我們教會中許多的領袖或「僕人」或許已被發現是被如此世界觀俘虜了。感謝你提醒我們，你的工作往往需要時間。有時候我們能明白為什麼要花這麼多時間，有時候我們不能明白，但是你並不著急，要我們學會耐心地信靠你。阿們。
