Divine Example of Servanthood

Understanding Servanthood
Today’s Focus: The Divine Example of Servanthood
Scripture: 1 Corinthians 15:24-28; John 6:38; 15:13; John 16:13,14

Greetings Kingdom Citizens
We started this series with understanding that if we have been called to serve then the principal of servanthood is resident in God. We know that God is Father, Son and Holy Spirit. So the principal of servanthood is resident in the Godhead. Well to say that God is servant at heart can be a stretch for most people because when we speak of God we speak of Him being Almighty and the Most High but has it ever entered into our spirit that God is also a servant at heart? Today we want to look at scripture and show you that even in the Godhead, the principal of servanthood was front and center and remember God would never require us to do something that He Himself had not already done. The principal of serving in the Godhead is called submission

Let’s start out with this scripture:
John 15:13: Greater love hath no man than this, that a man lay down his life for his friends.
Love is a non-counting, unconditional and selfless giving of oneself for another. God gave through His Son (John 3:16) which was everything that He had. Now let’s examine the relationships between Father, Son and Holy Spirit and show the principal of servanthood.

The Holy Spirit Submits to the Son:
John 16:13,14: Howbeit when He, the Spirit of truth (Holy Spirit) is come, He will guide you into all truth: for He SHALL NOT SPEAK OF HIMSELF; BUT WHATSOEVER HE SHALL HEAR, THAT SHALL HE SPEAK: AND HE WILL SHEW YOU THINGS TO COME. HE SHALL GLORIFY ME: FOR HE SHALL RECEIVE OF MINE, AND SHALL SHE IT UNTO YOU
So the Holy Spirit comes to serves Christ by distributing what Christ has to the Body for the maturing of the saints and preparation for the return of the Lord. Even at creation in Genesis 1:2 the Spirit of God (Holy Spirit) was on Earth serving the Creator as He gave direction. Who is the Creator of the worlds? John 1:1-3 and Hebrews 1:2 says it is the Son.

Son submits to the Father
John 6:38: For I came down from Heaven, NOT TO DO MINE OWN WILL, BUT THE WILL OF HIM (FATHER) THAT SENT ME.
We could use so many scriptures from the Gospels for this but this is as straight as it gets.

Father submits to the Son
Now you may think this is weird but the Father submitted everything to the Son. How do we know this?
1 Corinthians 15:27: For He (Father) has put all things under His (Jesus) feet. But when He (Father) saith all things are put under Him (Jesus), it is manifest that He (Father) is excepted which did put all thing under Him (Jesus).
The Father has submitted all of Heaven and earth to the Son and in the end according to 1 Corinthians 15:24-28 the Son will render up the Kingdom and the House of God, including Himself to the Father so that God may be all in all.

So in the Godhead the principal of servanthood is evident we see that everyone is trying to serve the other. So if it is resident in the Godhead, being a servant is resident in us. It is a part of our spiritual DNA. You cannot do the Will of the Father without being a servant because it requires you to submit all your members, flesh, soul and spirit to God.

In the next few messages we want to look at Jesus and His Ministry and the Principal of Servanthood. I know we discussed it in the sacraments but there are some other places and things that need to be brought out about servanthood.

Peace, Love and Grace from the Father,
Calvin Calhoun, Jr.