Servanthood*

I think I understand this principle to some extend. Servanthood. When I think of this word servant, servanthood, I think it is not understood by many leaders. Good leaders, yes, I think they understand this thought. Jesus was a servant, he sought to do the will of his father. I think some of the best supervisors, leads, bosses, what ever you want to call them understood they were there for the people under them, to serve them the best they can. I think our best congressmen and Senators (including Women) are the ones that remember they are there for the people they represent.  I think the trouble with many of our politicians, they are good politicians, but lousy servants to the people they represent.  The best leaders, lead by example. A servants heart in someone makes them attentive to the needs of others. Matthew 23:11 "But he that is greatest among you shall be your servant."  I Corinthians 9:19, Speaking of Paul the Apostle, one of the best known of the Apostles: "For though I be free from all men, yet have I made myself servant unto all, that I might gain the more." Paul was very busy the rest of his life after his conversion to Christianity to winning the lost. He made himself a servant to win as many as he could. He was well educated but did not have an attitude of I cannot get my hands dirty because I know so much. He supported himself with tent making so as to not being a burden on the churches. Philippians 2:7 Speaking of Jesus Christ: "But made himself of no reputation, and took upon him the form of a servant, and was made in the likeness of men:" Jesus, the Son of God, made himself a servant, came down to our level, and even was obedient unto death on a cross for you and me. He was God, yet he came to redeem us. Look at  all the stories in the Bible, Jesus was there to heal save and redeem. The blind man from birth, the Samaritan woman at the well, the woman with the issue of blood. Person after person, he healed and made things better. And he still does today. Serving others, doing what you can to make this world a better place. He calmed the storm on the sea of Galilee, calmed the fears of the sailors, does he not do the same for us today? Look at marriages, are not the best ones, where the partners are looking out for their partner? Are not the worst ones when one  or both parties are selfish and want to get their needs met at the expense of the other? After saying all that, being a servant is not being a doormat for others to wipe their feet on. Jesus cleared the temple on one occasion because people were using God's house to make money. I wonder what God thinks of some of our televangelists today? God give us a servants heart. God bless, LVZ,