Servanthood

Whosoever will be great among you, let him be your minister;

And whosoever will be chief among you, let him be your servant:

Even as the Son of man came not to be ministered unto,

but to minister, and to give his life a ransom for many.

-Matthew 20:26b-28

How can YOU give up your life to "save" others?

Servants are responsive to the needs of others. Their concerns are not with themselves and how others could serve them but on how they could be a blessing to others. God's attributes of love, compassion, kindness, patience, and mercy, when manifested in the life of a believer beholding the glory of God, result in Christlike service for others. This is mature Christianity.

Servants are also responsive to the will of another. The spirit of our age preaches that if you do not like the will of your master, it is all right to ignore or defy it. By contrast, Christ's attributes of meekness (willing to be goverened), humility, faith (confidence in His Father), and temperance when manifested in the life of a believer result in Christ likesubmission to authority. Christ suffered at the hands of human authority. He was a servant because He responded to the needs of others. He was known for His sacrifice. He denied Himself in order to be submissive. Let this mind be in you, which was also in Christ Jesus!

The path of the righteous is like the light of dawn which shines brighter and brighter until the full day. Proverbs 4:18

His focus for me as a child is that I move from immaturity towards maturity. From self-absorption to self-sacrifice. His discipline for me is daily, weekly, monthly, yearly, training my appetites of life to His ways. Teaching me to love righteousness and to be sensitive to His heart. Learning in my real paths of life how to life my life his way, with His wisdom.