The High Calling of a Servant

“Paul, a servant of Jesus Christ, called to be an apostle.”

(Rom. 1:1)

God calls both men and women from low positions to high ones. He calls the humble, not the haughty. Paul went from a servant to an apostle. You’ll find this throughout the Holy Scriptures. For example, Elisha went from serving as a plowman to a prophet. One of several reasons for this, I imagine, is the fact it is the servant that heeds his or her master’s call. Thus, “Many are called, but few are chosen.” Here we find He gives even the “high minded” a chance for advancement, but they show their character by their unresponsiveness.

Jesus Christ came to this earth as a humble servant; therefore we are told, “God hath highly exalted Him.” Our Lord loved being a servant, so much so that He chooses of His own will as “THE MAN CHRIST JESUS” to be an eternal servant to God in glory. Paul informs us of this in 1 Corinthians 15:24–28. There we find after Jesus has put all things under Him, He will deliver up the Kingdom to His Father and become, what I like to refer to Him as, “THE ETERNAL SERVANT!” Think of it, the KING OF KINGS with a servants heart.

“No matter what exalted position you may promote a servant to, a true servant never loses his servant heart.”

(rds)