Servanthood

The journey to read through the bible in one year. One thought and one verse from every book and chapter of the bible…

Exodus 22
Exodus 22:22-23 ²² “Do not take advantage of the widow or the fatherless. ²³ If you do and they cry out to me, I will certainly hear their cry.

I love the charge that God gives to not take advantage of and to look out and help those who are in need. I think that it is awesome the way that God specifically says that He is going to hear their cry. If it is that important to God, then we also need to pay attention and act upon it.  

Exodus 23
Exodus 23: 33 Do not let them live in your land or they will cause you to sin against me, because the worship of their gods will certainly be a snare to you.”

We need to be so careful who we allow to be our closet friends and allies. I dont believe for one second that this means that we shouldnt be friends with or hang out with those people who dont know Christ...we NEED to, but we have to careful to not let those who are closest to us influence us to not follow of seek after Him. Who are the people that influence us the most and what do they influence us towards? Questions that all of us should spend some serious time in reflection on...

Exodus 24
Exodus 24:17 Then he took the Book of the Covenant and read it to the people. They responded, “We will do everything the Lord has said; we will obey.” 

We always seems to have the best of intentions  We hear about following after God...see Him...know what He has called us to, and so often start off being excited, and having great intentions to do what He says. Yet we always seem to fall off the task...grumble and complain. I can identify so often with the children of Israel. In this verse we see the response that they have. They are going to to do it this time! But inevitably, they fail. As most of us do. The difference is in how do we respond when we do. Do we continue to disobey...justify actions...or compare to others? Or do we repent...turn..and look to God and Him alone? 

Matthew 20
Matthew 20:26-28 Instead, whoever wants to become great among you must be your servant, ²⁷ and whoever wants to be first must be your slave— ²⁸ just as the Son of Man did not come to be served, but to serve, and to give his life as a ransom for many.”

I feel so strongly that any leader has got to be the biggest servant of all. These verses show why. Jesus didnt call us to lord it over people...take advantage of them, or make them feel small. He calls us to be the biggest servants. I believe so strongly that as leadership goes so goes everything else. If we want to show people to Christ and what it means to be a follower of Him, then we HAVE to model servant hood to others. 

So far to date...
Books read: 1
Chapters Read: 94
Verses Read: 2790