“And whosever of you will be the chiefest, shall be the servant of all. 45. For even the Son of man came not to be ministered unto but to minister and give his life a ransom for many.”
There is much that could be written about this text, but I want us to notice that as Jesus came to serve, He has also called us to be servants. If you are a Christian, you are a servant of Christ. What are some of the qualities of Christian service? The first quality of Christian servant hood is obedience. All of the apostles, minus Judas, were obedient servants, and because of their obedience they were put in prison and were even killed for their faith. We should be aware of what Jesus wants us to do in our Christian service and when we understand it…do it! Our obedience is not likely to lead to death, yet, but it can lead to unpopularity. (We might even be considered to be "phobics" of some kind.) Do you think that you are presently being an obedient servant of Jesus Christ? No one knows that answer better than you! The second quality of Christian servant hood is loyalty. When Jesus told His disciples that He would be arrested, tried and crucified, Peter said, basically, that He would put a stop to Jesus’ arrest. You know what happened. He was not as loyal as he thought he would be when he found himself outnumbered and accused of being a follower of Jesus Christ. He claimed not to even know Jesus. Are you a loyal servant of Jesus when you find yourself outnumbered and being called a bigoted phobic? Well? But Peter ended up being a good example of Christian servant hood when He repented and proved his loyalty all the way to his death. We need to ask ourselves if we would really be loyal to Jesus when loyalty could lead to persecution…… The third quality of Christian servant hood is that he, or she, is well-informed. When we stand up for Jesus, we need to know what we are talking about. This is actually why we have Sunday School (or small groups if you prefer). This is why we need to systematically read the Bible on a daily basis. We need to spend some time prayerfully meditating on the four gospels. You will be amazed what a difference it will make in your life and in the quality of your Christian servant hood, when you spend time in the Bible. There are also a lot of good Christian books that we can read that can inform us. Think about your own Christian servant hood! Are you an obedient, loyal and well-informed servant of Christ. Bro. Joe
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