I have a framed quote on my
kitchen window sill by Dr. David Jeremiah that reads:
“You can tell if you have a
servants’ heart by the way you feel when someone treats you like one.”
As I read different accounts in
scripture of those whose names we know and are familiar with in the scriptures
– Joseph, David, Moses, etc. I am struck by the part played, vital parts – by
“a servant.”
Joseph:
“9 Then the chief butler spoke to Pharaoh, saying:
“I remember my faults this day. 10 When Pharaoh was
angry with his servants, and put me in custody in the house of the captain of
the guard, both me
and the chief baker, 11 we each had a dream in one
night, he and I. Each of us dreamed according to the interpretation of
his own dream. 12 Now
there was a young Hebrew
man with us there, a servant of the captain of the guard. And we told him, and
he interpreted our dreams for us; to each man he interpreted according to
his own dream. 13 And
it came to pass, just as he interpreted for us, so it happened. He restored me
to my office, and he hanged him.”
14 Then Pharaoh sent and called Joseph, and
they brought him quickly out of the dungeon; and he shaved, changed his
clothing, and came to Pharaoh.” – Genesis 41:9-14
David:
18 Then one of the servants answered and said,
“Look, I have seen a son of Jesse the Bethlehemite, who is skillful in playing, a
mighty man of valor, a man of war, prudent in speech, and a handsome person;
and the Lord is with
him.”
Jesus:
9 When the master of the feast had tasted the water that was made wine, and did not know where it came from (but the servants who had drawn the water knew), the master of the feast called the bridegroom. There are others that appear in scripture briefly to play their part and literally to turn the tide of the events or the story. There are many times in scripture where a life changing event is precipitated on the word of “a servant”. We never know their names, where they come from, or what becomes of them after their brief part in the particular story, but the outcome of the story, the rest of the person’s life is affected by that one “servant”.
Jesus was and
is referred to in scripture as “a servant” – THE servant who turned the tide of
events for all of us.
Don’t balk at
being a servant – their roles were instrumental in God’s plan……
