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Tag: Servant

  • “Be a Faithful Servant”

    Be a Faithful Servant

    Praise the Lord Beloved. Happy Friday, and another weekend is here. it is cold and as I look outside there is snow on the ground.
     
    In 2 Chronicles 16:9 the Word tells us that God shows Himself strong on behalf of those whose hearts are “perfect” toward Him. Now, that word perfect doesn’t mean that we must do everything just right and live without making a mistake. Thank God, we don’t have to do that. It means “devoted”—a heart consecrated, dedicated, loyal and faithful to God. So, the mistakes we make won’t stop God from working in our lives. Only our lack of faithfulness can do that.
     
    Now, there may be someone out there asking: Bishop Houston who is faithful? “WELL I’M GLAD YOU ASKED!!!” 😀 The faithful are the ones who spends his/her time doing what God has called him/her to do. Or as Jesus put it, the one who takes up his cross and follows Him. The one who denies his/her fleshly desires and spends his/her life on the things God desires him/her to do.
     
    Beloved, this weekend, decide that you’re going to be the faithful and wise servant. Then, find out what is stealing your time from the Lord. Once you find out, remove it and start serving His interests instead of your own.
     
    For those of you (like me) that are in cold places please stay warm.
     
    Have a blessed Weekend Everyone. 😀

  • “OUR HUMBLE SERVANT”

    New Monday Morning Blog Matthew 20 28
    Praise the Lord Beloved. Happy Monday to you all.

    I’m sure many of you that are believers like myself, like to talk about Jesus as Lord, Master, and especially Savior, but you know, rarely is He mentioned as Servant. Yet describing His own mission, Christ Himself said in Matthew 20:28, “The Son of Man did not come to be served but to serve, and to give His life a ransom for many.” Beloved, He entered this world to offer Himself for the Father’s purpose and mankind’s need. Because every human being is born enslaved to sin, Jesus came to set us free.

    He voluntarily exchanged His glory for flesh because only as a human could He die in our place to pay the penalty for our sin. The greatest service He offered was His sacrifice on the cross. He allowed His purity to be violated on the cross by our transgressions. In fact, in 2 Corinthians 5:21 it tells us that God made Jesus “who knew no sin be sin on our behalf” so that we could gain His righteousness.

    Beloved, our sinless Savior suddenly and painfully felt the burden of guilt, the despicability of sin, the weight of a tarnished soul, and a wretched separation from His Father. He suffered the injustice of dying for our sins in order that God’s holiness and our imperfection could be reconciled, and we could be shown mercy.

    Beloved, Jesus was the Father’s servant, agreeing to an atonement plan that made Him a sacrifice. And He’s your servant as well, He humbly endued the punishment you deserved. To receive the benefit of His sacrifice, all you have to do is believe and call on Him for the forgiveness of your sins. When you receive Him into your life, then you too will know the Servant, Jesus Christ, as Lord and Savior.

    Have a blessed Monday Everyone.