Being God’s Servant is Part of God’s Plan
John 12:26 (CSB)
26 If anyone serves me, he must follow me. Where I am, there my servant also will be. If anyone serves me, the Father will honor him.
- Salvation comes with both a call and a command.
- Jesus modeled servanthood with humility and obedience.
- God uses ordinary people to reveal Himself
Salvation comes with both a call and a command.
God saves us for a purpose. As we turn to Him and surrender to Him we are cleansed, justified and begin the maturing process of salvation. We are saved from sin. We are moved from the kingdom of darkness into the kingdom of the Son He loves. But that is not the destination.
We are now in the family of God. We are maturing and being equipped to be His servants empowered by His Spirit to be used for whatever He wishes to fulfill His plan. He calls all men to repentance. The glory of the Lord will cover the earth…
Philippians 2:5–8 (CSB) CHRIST’S HUMILITY AND EXALTATION
5 Adopt the same attitude as that of Christ Jesus,
6 who, existing in the form of God,
did not consider equality with God
as something to be exploited.
7 Instead he emptied himself
by assuming the form of a servant,
taking on the likeness of humanity.
And when he had come as a man,
8 he humbled himself by becoming obedient
to the point of death—
even to death on a cross.
Jesus modeled servanthood with humility and obedience.
Just like Jesus, we must choose the attitude of a servant. It involves our humility and obedience.
James 5:17–18 (CSB)
17 Elijah was a human being as we are, and he prayed earnestly that it would not rain, and for three years and six months it did not rain on the land. 18 Then he prayed again, and the sky gave rain and the land produced its fruit.
God uses ordinary people to reveal Himself
Knowing God
- God is love. His will is always best.
- God is all-knowing. His directions are always right.
- God is all-powerful. He can enable you to accomplish His will.
- Salvation comes with both a call and a command.
- Jesus modeled servanthood with humility and obedience.
- God uses ordinary people to reveal Himself
*Adapted from – Blackaby, Henry T.; Blackaby, Richard; King, Claude V.. Experiencing God (2021 Edition) B&H Publishing Group. Kindle Edition.