“I am the
Lord's servant,” said Mary; “may it happen to me as you have said.” And the
angel left her. (LUKE
1:38 Good News Translation)
A servant is not always above his master. The
word servant is descriptive of a slave in the Old Testament times, a social
inferior, it also means a worshipper or a messenger of God. In the New
Testament, the word servant is distinctively applied to Christians (ACTS 2:18)
and the glorified saints (REVELATIONS 22:3).The King James Version portrays Mary calling herself the
"handmaid" (doo-lay) of the Lord--a female slave. other versions
translate the same as servant. The Messiah is the model servant.
GOD'S LOWLY SERVANT
Humbles one's self (ISAIAH 66:2)
God's lowly servant places self as less
important than others. He has turned away from the direction of sin. Although
sometimes he is discouraged and feels incompetent, God hears his cry and exalts
his contrite spirit. The spiritual temple of the heart, though not prevailing the
outward place of worship, is God's favorite dwelling.
Bring one's self low (LUKE 18:14)
God's lowly servant always brings himself in
low situations that is why he receive God's divine influence upon his heart and
he reflects it in his life. He always makes sure to exalt the Lord always that
God, in his pleasure, approves on what is in his heart. He serves his fellowmen
and receives the blessings for his actions.
GOD'S LAW-ABIDING SERVANT
Keep God's laws (PSALM 119:61)
God's law-abiding servant does not forget His
law and fears His word when it speaks into his heart. This more of love in honoring
God's law.
Kneels with wobble knees (ACTS 16:29)
This is an act of worship. God's
law-abiding servant kneels down with
trembling kneels in submission to God only and not on men, entrusting to Him
his problems and difficulties in life and everything what he has done for Him.
GOD'S Loyal SERVANT
Sad for other people's sins (EZRA 9:4)
God's loyal servant offers the right sacrifice
of praying for the forgiveness of the transgression of those that had been carried away in sin and at the
same time recognizes his own mistakes and does his promise to God to
reflect and change his ways too.
With tender heart and weeps before God (2 Kings 22:19)
God's loyal servant has a sensitive heart, that is soft like wax and receptive
of impressions; having been "moved", or "trembled" at God in
respect, has shown modesty and thus regarded
by the Lord for expressive inward
remorse, sorrow, and grief of his heart and thus was heard of his cries and prayers.
Everyone hates God's
servant but he remains firm and silent when being reviled and persecuted and
said of all manner of evil falsely for God's sake. The bad things said of Christ's followers shall be untrue and that they
are insulted for Christ's sake. AMEN
Michael Medina, WCM
The Light of Christ Ministry