{"id":21174,"date":"2017-10-25T00:05:55","date_gmt":"2017-10-25T07:05:55","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/lccredding.com\/lcc\/?p=11843"},"modified":"2017-10-25T16:27:25","modified_gmt":"2017-10-25T23:27:25","slug":"october-25-2017","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.lccredding.org\/church\/2017\/10\/25\/october-25-2017\/","title":{"rendered":"October 25, 2017"},"content":{"rendered":"
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\u201cBlessed are those servants whom the master, when he comes, will find watching. Assuredly, I say to you that he will gird himself and have them sit down to eat, and will come and serve them.\u201d Luke 12:37 <\/em><\/span><\/p>\n

Who Is the Servant? <\/strong><\/span><\/h2>\n

I serve my King\u2014in ministry, in caring for others, in hospitality, in prayer, in giving tithes and offerings. I know these things do not lead to salvation\u2014I am saved by His grace alone, and all my kingdom activity adds nothing to either salvation or grace.<\/span><\/p>\n

Today\u2019s verse turns my lifetime occupation of \u201cserving the King\u201d on its head\u2014as kingdom dynamics often do. Yes, we are called servants of the Most High God. Yes, He is our Master, our Commander, and our Father. Yes, we do His will and pleasure\u2014we serve Him. But Scripture also teaches us that He serves us. \u201cFor even the Son of Man did not come to be served, but to serve, and to give His life a ransom for many\u201d<\/em> (Mark 10:45).<\/span><\/p>\n

By way of example, one day Jesus girded Himself and washed His disciples\u2019 feet, much to Peter\u2019s dismay. He did this as a humble servant, and said, \u201cFor I have given you an example, that you should do as I have done to you\u201d<\/em> (John 13:15).<\/span><\/p>\n

We accept His washing the disciples\u2019 feet because we know it\u2019s an example of humility. But it\u2019s a mind-blower that when Jesus comes for the second time, He, our Master, insists on serving us. All we\u2019re supposed to be doing is staying awake and watching for Him. He\u2019ll seat us at His table, and will come and serve us.<\/span><\/p>\n

The Second Coming of Christ, the King of Glory, is a sight we can only imagine. He will be revealed with His mighty angels (2 Thessalonians 1:7), with ten thousands of His saints (Jude 14), coming in the clouds with great power and glory (Mark 13:26). And then\u2026 He is portrayed as a server at a dinner party, inviting us to sit and be served by His own hands.<\/span><\/p>\n

I am astonished at His love and grace. I can\u2019t think of anything more humbling than being served by the Son of God. He always has, and always will, show us kindness. He did not come to be served\u2014He came to serve.<\/span><\/p>\n

\u201cGracious Giver of life and all things, we accept Your gifts, Your service, Your help, because You offer it all to us, and it would be an affront to You to refuse. But we are mightily humbled. We can do nothing except thank You. In Your Son\u2019s beautiful Name we pray. Amen.\u201d<\/span> <\/em><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>

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