A Much Needed Label
To be labeled as a teacher or a preacher, albeit quite the
calling, has on occasion given me the willies. First and foremost I do not
believe I am such, although yes I do speak from time to time, and yes I write
devotionals with the intent of helping others. However, I see that which I do
as more so of a testimony experience type of sharing, rather than a Joyce
Meyers, Charles Stanley, or Michael Youssef teaching platform, not
to mention the verse in James
which speaks on teachers being held to a higher standard. I, for one, know I
still have many, many, many more things to learn and I am just not down with
being called such it (cue human emotional reasoning). Yet and still, I was
searching unknowingly for a label of who I am … what I do.
SERVANT
That is what I was so eloquently called this weekend by my mom
(the one who prayed me through my most darkest of times), and admittedly I do
like it. As the Bible states …
Mark 10:45
"For even the Son of Man did not come to be served, but to serve, and to give His life a ransom for many."
"For even the Son of Man did not come to be served, but to serve, and to give His life a ransom for many."
Philippians 2:5-8
Have this mind among yourselves, which is yours in Christ Jesus, who, though he was in the form of God, did not count equality with God a thing to be grasped, but emptied himself, by taking the form of a servant, being born in the likeness of men. And being found in human form, he humbled himself by becoming obedient to the point of death, even death on a cross.
Have this mind among yourselves, which is yours in Christ Jesus, who, though he was in the form of God, did not count equality with God a thing to be grasped, but emptied himself, by taking the form of a servant, being born in the likeness of men. And being found in human form, he humbled himself by becoming obedient to the point of death, even death on a cross.
Luke 22:24-30
A dispute also arose among them as to which of them was considered to be greatest. Jesus said to them, “The kings of the Gentiles lord it over them; and those who exercise authority over them call themselves Benefactors. But you are not to be like that. Instead, the greatest among you should be like the youngest, and the one who rules like the one who serves. For who is greater, the one who is at the table or the one who serves? Is it not the one who is at the table? But I am among you as one who serves. You are those who have stood by me in my trials. And I confer on you a kingdom, just as my Father conferred one on me, so that you may eat and drink at my table in my kingdom and sit on thrones, judging the twelve tribes of Israel.
A dispute also arose among them as to which of them was considered to be greatest. Jesus said to them, “The kings of the Gentiles lord it over them; and those who exercise authority over them call themselves Benefactors. But you are not to be like that. Instead, the greatest among you should be like the youngest, and the one who rules like the one who serves. For who is greater, the one who is at the table or the one who serves? Is it not the one who is at the table? But I am among you as one who serves. You are those who have stood by me in my trials. And I confer on you a kingdom, just as my Father conferred one on me, so that you may eat and drink at my table in my kingdom and sit on thrones, judging the twelve tribes of Israel.
1 Corinthians 4:1
Let a man regard us in this manner, as servants of Christ and stewards of the mysteries of God.
Let a man regard us in this manner, as servants of Christ and stewards of the mysteries of God.
John 13:12-15
So when He had washed their feet, taken His garments, and sat down again, He said to them, “Do you know what I have done to you? You call Me Teacher and Lord, and you say well, for so I am. If I then, your Lord and Teacher, have washed your feet, you also ought to wash one another’s feet. For I have given you an example, that you should do as I have done to you.
So when He had washed their feet, taken His garments, and sat down again, He said to them, “Do you know what I have done to you? You call Me Teacher and Lord, and you say well, for so I am. If I then, your Lord and Teacher, have washed your feet, you also ought to wash one another’s feet. For I have given you an example, that you should do as I have done to you.
Undoubtedly to be called a Servant for/of God puts oneself is
in unparalleled company with the Perfect One right there beside you. Not to
mention it encompasses that which we are called to do, be willing and able to
be used by God 24/7. So yes, this is one label I can totally get down with. ツ
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