MONDAY July 22, 2024
Consider Yourself a Bondservant
Paul, a bondservant of Jesus Christ, called to be an apostle, separated to the gospel of God
Romans 1:1
Paul considered himself a bondservant of Jesus Christ. He understood his life was in submission to Christ. He also understood his call––separated to the gospel of God. Whatever happened in his life, whether bound in chains or free, Paul was committed to preaching the Gospel to the lost.
What about us? Do you consider yourself a bondservant of Jesus Christ? As Christians, we are to be in submission to Christ and to each other. Read these Scriptures about submission to have the right perspective of submission to Christ, to each other as believers, and in the workplace:
Philippians 2:5-8: Let this mind be in you which was also in Christ Jesus, who, being in the form of God, did not consider it robbery to be equal with God, but made Himself of no reputation, taking the form of a bondservant, and coming in the likeness of men. And being found in appearance as a man, He humbled Himself and became obedient to the point of death, even the death of the cross.
1 Peter 5:5: Likewise you younger people, submit yourselves to your elders. Yes, all of you be submissive to one another, and be clothed with humility, for “God resists the proud, but gives grace to the humble.”
1 Peter 5:6: Therefore humble yourselves under the mighty hand of God, that He may exalt you in due time....
How do these Scriptures minister to your heart? In what ways have they given you a different view of godly submission? Submission is difficult for some people, but it is needed for unity and harmony in the body of Christ. As believers working in secular jobs in this world, we should submit willingly to our employers. Obedience is the fruit of a heart yielded to God.
There is no limit to what God can do through us if we are a yielded and purified people.
~A.W. Tozer~
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