Are you a servant-king?

You would have heard the phrase "Servant-King" in relation to Christ Jesus. Yes, Christ Jesus is the King of kings but still during his first advent on this earth he came to serve mankind. He came to receive us to His glory & for that He humbled Himself as a servant (Phil 2:7) & went to the cross (Phil 2:8) to secure us Salvation. In the whole history, it is only in Christ Jesus the two contrasting positions Servant and King co-existed. It is true that He is always the King but during His first advent He showed Himself only as a servant. But one day He is going to come again and this time not as a servant but in glory & power to rule this earth. (Revelation 1:7)Are you ready to meet Him?

The Holy Bible also tells us to have the mind of Christ (Phil 2:5) and that Christ has left us an example for us to follow (1 Peter 2:21). We are asked to be servants like Christ Jesus in that we ought to reach out to the people perishing around us. We are not called to be selfish like the rest of the world always thinking of making our life comfortable, amass wealth for ourselves or further ourselves in this world. Instead we are asked to spend our time, energy, resources and everything else at our disposal primarily to spread the Good News of the Gospel (that Christ Jesus can give us forgiveness and freedom from sin and get us back to God and give the real purpose to live on this earth). Most of the time believers in Christ Jesus think that this is their secondary duty. No, this is our primary duty. Our daily choices should be based keeping this in mind. Jesus Christ kept on giving to others and never received anything good from anyone. All He got in return were accusations, false charges and finally a cruel death. Can you list one selfish act (to further Himself) that Jesus ever did when He was on this earth? But if we look into our lives how many times we have made decisions based on our selfish needs and not based on the Kingdom of God (Mt 6:25-33). God has called you with a purpose and that is the only purpose for your life. If you are not in the center of His purpose for your life, you are no better than an unsaved sinner in this world. Here is a simple test to determine if you are in the center of His purpose for your life.. How many minutes a day do you spend worrying about your job, your studies, your future, your family, about what you are going to eat, about what you are going to dress tomorrow, about how you could have a good time during the weekend, about your future, about your family etc? Now calculate how many minutes a day do you spend thinking about how to reach out for God today, to whom you could share the Good News today, for whom you could pray today etc? More...