Living in a wicked world cannot make a Christian become ungodly any more than swimming in salt water can make a fish become salty.Ī servant is satisfied with what his master pays. He even follows Christ as he takes up his cross (Luke 9:23), obediently remaining pure and holy in an evil world. He follows Christ through green pastures and dark valleys, through joy and through affliction. Where others wander after the beast, the Christian follows in the steps of Christ (Revelation 13:3). Where a master leads, his servant follows and where God leads, the Christian follows. God calls us to labor for him in the time he gives us.Ī servant follows his master. Paul said, “I will most gladly spend and be spent for your souls,” which is the work the Lord had called him to (2 Corinthians 12:15). God calls us carry out his will and perform his works on earth. The master is freed from many tasks and responsibilities because he has entrusted those to his servant and the servant performs them on his behalf. We have bound ourselves to God through faith and public profession and should prefer to die than to break our promise.Ī servant does his master’s work. “I incline my heart to perform your statutes forever, to the end,” says David (Psalm 119:112). Likewise, the Christian is bound to God through faith and baptism. He cannot simply leave his service at a whim. A servant is bound to his master through covenant, contract, or indenture. He lives his life attentive to the voice and desires of God.Ī servant is bound to his master. He longs to do God’s will, no matter the cost. The Christian willingly puts himself at God’s disposal instead of his own.
#Welcome home my good and faithful servant free
A servant is not free to do what he wants when he wants to do it, but must always do the will of his master. “But now that you have been set free from sin and have become slaves of God, the fruit you get leads to sanctification and its end, eternal life” (Romans 6:22).Ī servant is at the beck and call of his master.
He joyfully uses his life to serve that one good master. Likewise, the Christian leaves the service of sin and Satan to enroll himself in the service of God.
He serves his master to such a degree that there is no room left for another. A servant forsakes all others so he can focus the best of his attention on his master. Sponsor Show Your Support Become a PatronĪ servant serves one master.
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