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Servant

Gods plan for all men begin and ends with creating and generating the heart of a servant. The problem for most of us is that we have been raised in a society that says look out for number one, and foolishly mislead us to believe that number one is “us”. It has been said that there is truth in every lie and that is what makes the lie believable. In this case the deceiver has used a truth, “look out for number one” and added that we are number one. When we buy in to that lie we commit the sin of self-idolatry, violating both the first and second commandments.

Exodus 20:3-4 (HCSB)

³ Do not have other gods besides Me.
⁴ Do not make an idol for yourself, whether in the shape of anything in the heavens above or on the earth below or in the waters under the earth.

I am a huge fan of historical heroes. People that know me know that I love Elvis, who we all know was the undisputed king of rock and roll. The expression used when quoting things he did or said is simple “good enough for the king, good enough for me”. This has never been truer when applied to our lives as Christians, Jesus our Lord and King came to us to serve and if it is good enough for my Savior it is good enough for me.

Mark 10:42-45 (HCSB)

⁴² Jesus called them over and said to them, “You know that those who are regarded as rulers of the Gentiles dominate them, and their men of high positions exercise power over them. ⁴³ But it must not be like that among you. On the contrary, whoever wants to become great among you must be your servant, ⁴⁴ and whoever wants to be first among you must be a slave to all. 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.”

I would like to take you through the revelations that the Lord has shown me about the act of servant hood. The two things that the Lord has laid on my heart through this study is that he needs men to be the men that he intended for them to be, and that that we must understand that we can never be that without the heart of the servant and the hands of the servant. By this I mean to make clear that we develop and understand the mindset of the servant and then live the actions of the servant. This mindset is hard to follow sometimes because we have a misrepresentation of the servant. We think of Egor following around the doctor in the story of Frankenstein, or we think of the Gollum, the creepy guy that follows around Frodo, or perhaps we even think of Dobby from Harry Potter. Or let us face it we often think of slavery and we create a very distasteful picture of servitude.

            Let me paint a picture for you of another type of servant. I was fascinated by Batman when I was younger. If you are fans then you know that Alfred the butler had a servant role, he served faithfully, assisted the hero, and was a trusted companion. You also know if you follow the movies that he was also the one who inherited the wealth of Batman. If you have never heard of Batman then bear with me as I try to draw you back in. Remove from you heart all preconceived notions about what and who a servant is. No really, stop thinking you know already and don’t need to hear this, I believe that the time has come we understand God’s role for his servants.