God speaks today Tuesday | October 17, 2023
And said unto me, Thou art my servant, O Israel, in whom I will be glorified.
(Isaiah 49:3) Jesus assumed the form of a slave even though he was equal to God
The idea of being servants and slaves to God is a fundamental aspect of the Gospel. The apostle Paul always considered himself a servant and slave of the Lord Jesus Christ, emphasizing his complete surrender to God's will. This posture of complete service and subjection to God's will should be the stance of every servant of God, recognizing that ultimately we do nothing except what God allows us to do. Even after doing great things for the Kingdom of God, we should maintain a healthy recognition that we have not done much compared to what God has done for us. The attitude of dispossession and surrender to God's will was exemplified by Jesus Christ himself, who became a slave of God even though he was equal to God. As members of God's family and inner circle of friends, we must also understand that we are ultimately God's servants and slaves.
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Take my yoke upon you, and learn of me; for I am meek and lowly in heart: and ye shall find rest unto your souls.
(Matthew 11:29)For even hereunto were ye called: because Christ also suffered for us, leaving us an example, that ye should follow his steps:
(1 Peter 2:21)He that saith he abideth in him ought himself also so to walk, even as he walked.
(1 John 2:6)Forasmuch then as Christ hath suffered for us in the flesh, arm yourselves likewise with the same mind: for he that hath suffered in the flesh hath ceased from sin;
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