At His pleasure

In the Federal government, there are many who serve our country who have not been voted into office. Instead, they have been appointed to serve, oftentimes by the President himself. They “serve at the pleasure of the President.” This terminology is included as they are sworn into office.

Not too long ago, Jill and I were watching an episode of a TV series about the Presidency. As the President was outlining some bold moves he was about to make, and outlining the new direction of his administration, his chief of staff asked for feedback from his senior staffers. Even though I disagreed with the policies being talked about, I was deeply moved as one after another jumped aboard by answering with these simple words: “I serve at the pleasure of the President.”

Is that not the kind of response the Lord is looking for from His servants today? I serve at the pleasure of the King. His will is what matters, not mine! If He says jump, I jump. If He says go, I go. It is not mine to think about whether I agree, or to strategize as to whether this is in my best interests. I serve at the Pleasure of the King.

P.S. As I was preparing this illustration for my sermon, I stumbled across another website by an Assemblies of God missionary who had written an article that was close to word for word what I just wrote here. Seems I wasn't the only one impacted by that episode.