The Servanthood of Jesus Part 2

Understanding Servanthood
Today’s Focus: The Servanthood of Jesus Part 2
Scripture: Philippians 2:1-11

Greetings Kingdom Citizens
Let us continue studying the servanthood of Jesus.

Philippians 2:6,7: Who, being in the form of God, thought it not robbery to be equal with God: But made Himself of no reputation, and took upon Him THE FORM OF A SERVANT, and was made in the likeness of men:

Paul speaks that Jesus being in the form of God thought it not robbery to be equal with God. This is a loaded statement so we must deconstruct this and put it back together. When we look at the portion of scripture that speaks of Jesus being in the form of God, the word form is the word “morphe” in the Greek and it means: shape or nature. Jesus was at the place of equality with God but made Himself of no reputation. Jesus emptied Himself of who He is even though He was equal to God to take on the form or nature of a servant. So Jesus shifted from equality to emptiness. Because Jesus does this, God the Father exalts Him above every other name. Now let’s go back to the issue of equality because even in the Body of Christ we face this problem.

There is equality in the Godhead (Father, Son, Holy Spirit), but there is not equality in creation. We were not created to be equal with God but we were created to be exact representatives of Him. Being an exact representative has nothing to do with equality. To be the exact representative of God is to empty ourselves of our ambitions, desires and will. Paul says that we must die daily. This dying daily is the death of self that can oppose God. We cannot look at our own interest but we must look at the interest of another. Jesus was the epitome of this by only doing what He saw the Father doing. Jesus gave up all the rule over Himself for the Father to rule over Him and fulfill His Will in the Earth. But it required Jesus to be obedient to the Father in all things.

So Jesus emptied Himself and became nothing (servant) so that the Father’s Will can be brought to the Earth and mankind can be reconciled back to the Father. Because of the obedience of Jesus to the Father we have the privilege to fellowship with the Father, Spirit to spirit. So there has to be a shift from faith to obedience. The reason I say this is because worship is obedience because you conform to the image of God abiding in you. Your faith simply takes you from relying or listening to your soul to hearing the Spirit. Faith comes by HEARING AND HEARING BY THE WORD OF GOD. So your faith simply shifts you to the mind of Christ but it will be obedience that causes you to worship and serve Him.

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