Servant For Life
One of the things that has always been a part of my life is service. I can’t tell you when or where it began, if there is a catalyst to me wanting to serve, or anything else. It has just been part of who I am. There have been a lot of factors that have contributed to this, serving at church, mentors, family, scouts are a handful. None of these things, however, are things that made or molded me into a Servant. God has made me a servant. It is at the core of His creation in me. I am designed to work and serve others so that His Light might shine through me.
I have been looking back over Philippians 2:1-11, which has been my life verse, and really trying to get back to my servant roots. While I was on the road touring, I got away from and lost touch of what it meant to be a servant of God. I was more concerned with getting a job done and moving towards the next one. It’s actually been a little difficult for me to reacclimate to being Christ like in servanthood. Last night I was reading vs. 6-7 and was struck by the word bond-servant. I realized I wasn’t yielding to God’s call for me to be bound to Him in my life the way I once had been, or the way I should be. It was an awesome moment last night at 1:30 am. I am a servant of God, bound to His Will and seeking to serve Him in whatever capacity I can. I will strive to obey Him as He directs me, and even though I might fail over and over and over again, I will continue to pursue and seek after God’s Will for me.
God use me as you see fit, put me to work as you need me to work. Direct me and guide me to do Your Will. Thank you for loving and redeeming me, though I hardly deserve it. Make me the Breathe of God. Make me a servant for life.
SK
I’m proud to be a fellow-servant with you. Thanks for sharing so personally. What you wrote has power because it is what you live.
Thank you for showing that servant heart in our marriage! You are such a strong leader!
An intensive Bible study of “servanthood” and “slave of God” changed my life’s focus four years ago. You are so much younger than I was when the truth of being a bondservant of the Lord hit home. I also studied Ephesians 6:5-8, Luke 1:28-38 and Romans 6, which you may find encouraging as well.
If Christ’s earthly life shows us who we are to be, namely servants, than His resurrection and return to glory show us who we will be, namely co-heirs, firstborn children of the High King of Heaven! That promised future should richly inform our daily journey through this world as slaves of God. For the word of our Servant King has pulled us from despair and disillusionment, saying, “Cheer up! On your feet! He is calling you! (Mark 10:49)”
These are deep and amazing truths! Thank you for sharing your thoughts, Steve. As one slave to another, I’m excited to see what our Master has planned for us!
I haven’t really known you growing up. My loss. Your love of the Lord and your insight in his word humbles me. Keep doing what you do. You’ll never know who you touch and influence. You got me.