Seek more grace and faith from God in order to be a happy, joyful, cheerful, thankful Christian servant daily. Never be ashamed in any company to avow that you are a servant and soldier of the Cross, a follower of the Lamb of God. The fruits of true Christianity are charity, purity, and humility. Christ is Perfect, I am full of sin; He is just, I am unjust; He is meek and lowly, I am proud and arrogant. For Jesus' sake, always try to display a meek, quiet, humble disposition. Joyfully undertake the lowest service; there is always a door to be kept, a floor to be swept. The last shall be first, and the first last. Labor with the degraded and fallen sinner. The neglected and despised outcasts need your service. Be eager for the lowest work, and the lowest place. Glorify God with a pure, thankful, loyal love. To serve God is the highest honor.
Take your Christianity up a notch; seek to be as one that serveth. Jesus dissuades us from own selfish ambitious views of superiority over each other, and leads us by love to serve one another. Seek the most menial work. Look out for other's interests, lay yourself out for others' good and benefit. Bear with ill manners, sweetly correct errors and mistakes, be patient with slow hearts. Never be domineering or exacting in your demands, never seek your own comfort at the expense of others. Seek others' welfare rather than your own. Seek to be less than the least among them. A servant is a person that cares for other people's needs, wants, and comforts. A servant is always moving and laboring quietly and unnoticed. A servant forgets himself in thinking of others. Aim at the conversion of sinners, and the edification of the body of Christ.
A real servant ignores his own will and forsakes his own ambitions. He does what his Lord tells him to do. He engages and lives as a servant and joyfully obeys the will of his Employer. A servant bears all manner of hardness, hardship, misjudgments, and harshness. A servant will be lonely at times, avoided, shunned and snubbed, but still he seeks the good of those that despise him. Always seek the good of others. Whose smile gladdens you? Whose frown depresses you? Whose honor do you seek in all the things you do? Find rest in service to God and His Son. *Matthew 11:29-30* Meditation upon the humility of the Lord Jesus Christ is always good for the soul.
Only a humble few ever came into a close intimate acquaintance with Jesus. Jesus' whole care was for others. I came not to do Mine own will, but the will of Him that sent Me. He always had to be about His Father's business. Jesus' sole concern was to be a Servant. He was infinitely great and wise, but meek and lowly in heart. Jesus was pure and good, He was Holiness, Meekness, and Goodness Incarnate. Jesus came down here to Earth to simply bless us poor sinners. He was heavenly Light in the midst of human darkness. He was so truly Great, yet the humblest of all. Jesus was so Great, that He willingly did little unknown things for nobodies. Jesus has unspeakable love to us sinners. Wondrous love would not let Jesus stay in Heaven in the midst of His glory, but Bleeding Love made Him come here to seek and to save us which were lost in sin.
The little selfish man always tries to wriggle himself into the limelight in order to be noticed somehow. He wants to be seen, and do something by which he will gain the preeminence. He is so little that he could never rise to such a dignified position as a servant. It is the nature of a great heart to be willing to do any necessary thing for those in need. Love is always happiest when it is doing something to benefit others. It is a servant's joy rather than bondage to take care of others. Loves holds us near to those in need. Nothing seems to be a stoop to a servant. We must follow in Jesus' footsteps, as he that serveth.
Seek to fill the very lowest office. At all times be lowly in your own self-esteem. Be ready, servants at times may be insulted or treated in a disrespectful manner. People will often find fault with a servant, wiping their boots on them. Have a lowly estimate of yourself, do not retaliate when you receive unkind words and untrue accusations. Always be seeking to do good to others. It is a high office to be the least and the lowest. The carnal mind seeks its own good; the mind of Christ seeks the good of others. How much good have I done to others this week? The Christian's way of living is to give out to others. It is more blessed to give than to receive.
Serve someone first in your home. Always be trying to bless others for their good at home. Everyone should enjoy being home, and be glad when you're home. Do everything you can do to minister to the comfort of others. Don't be peevish, snarly or snappy when under duress. Seek to display an affable, gracious, loving spirit in the midst of trials. The Holy Spirit can help you live the life that God wants you to live. Really love others and desire their present, future and eternal Welfare. Be willing to forgive and forbear. Be willing to bear and suffer wrong rather than inflict wrong to others.
Faith is the ability that God gives to us to please Him. Lord, increase our Faith. Forgive as quickly as possible. And the one that wrongs you, pay them back the next day by doing them some kindness which you would not have done if they had not treated you badly. Always try to speak as well of everybody you can. Exhibit a humble, forgiving, gentle, gracious spirit in afflictions. As he that serveth.
