The Bullet of Service: Being a Servant
A servant is one who regards others as more important than himself. He is one who actively seeks the best interests of others. A servant foregoes all personal rights, ambitions and comforts as he finds his greatest fulfillment in the lives of others.
Certainly Christ gave us the greatest example of what a servant is. The Servant of Jehovah laid down His life on the cross for you. He took upon Himself the form of a bond-servant and humbled Himself by becoming obedient to the point of death. Christ regarded your life as more important than His own.
Each and every one of us needs to have our thinking rearranged concerning the true measure of greatness in a person. What is it that God would change in you to begin this new life pattern or servanthood?
“You know that those who are recognized as rulers of the Gentiles lord it over them; and great men exercise authority over them. But it is not so among you, but whoever wishes to become great among you shall be your servant; and whoever wishes to be first among you shall be slave of all. For even the Son of Man did not come to be served, but to serve, and to give His life a ransom for many.” (Mark 10:42-45)
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