February 21, our servant, Jesus.

The Son of Man came not to be served, but to serve, and to give his life as a ransom for many.

Mark 1045. Not only was he the servant of his people while he lived on earth, but he will also be our

servant when he comes again.

Truly, I say to you, he will dress himself for service and have them recline at table, and

he will come and serve them.

Luke 1237, Jesus gave that as a picture of what he will do at his return.

Not only that, he is our servant now.

I will never leave you or forsake you, so we can confidently say,

the Lord is our helper.

I will not fear what can man do to me, Hebrews 13, 5, and 6. Does this belittle the risen Christ to say

that he was and is and will ever be the servant of his people? It would.

If servant meant one who takes orders,

or if we thought we were his masters,

yes, that would dishonor him.

But it does not dishonor him to say that we are weak and need his help.

It does not to say that he is the only one who can service us with what we need most.

It does not dishonor him to say that he is an inexhaustible spring of love,

and that the more he helps us and the more we depend on his service, the more amazing his resources appear. Therefore, we can confidently say, Jesus Christ

is alive to serve. He is alive to save. He is alive to give. And he is thrilled to be this way. He is not burdened down with your cares. He thrives on

burden bearing, not burden giving. He loves to work for those who wait for him, Isaiah 644.

He takes pleasure in those who hope in his steadfast love, Psalm 147-11.

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