(Gary Carpenter)
"Jesus described the heart of a first class servant when He said:"
"Luke 17:7-9 But which of you, having a servant plowing or feeding cattle, will say unto him by and by, when he is come from the field, Go and sit down to meat? And will not rather say unto him, Make ready wherewith I may sup, and gird thyself, and serve me, till I have eaten and drunken; and afterward thou shalt eat and drink? Doth he thank that servant because he did the things that were commanded him? I trow not."
"A first class servant always puts the needs of his Master FIRST! Jesus, Himself, is the pattern for us. He is the freeborn Son of God who has chosen, for love's sake alone, to be His Father's Servant. We see this "first class servant" attitude of heart in the story we call the "Woman at the Well."
"Jesus' disciples had gone into the city to buy food. While they were gone Jesus was serving the Father by "seeking to save" the Samaritan woman at the well. He spoke with her until she was convinced He was the Messiah. She ran back into her village and told the people:"
"It is upon this scene that the disciples return with the food they had gone to purchase. They see all of these people at the well, waiting to hear the "words of life" from Jesus Christ. But notice what is most important in the minds of the disciples:"
"John 4:31 In the mean while his disciples prayed him, saying, Master, eat."
"Jesus, being the Son who is also the first class Servant, chooses to put the needs of His Master [Father] FIRST! He tells His disciples:"
"John 4:32 But he said unto them, I have meat to eat that ye know not of."
"They correctly perceived that Jesus was saying, "I already have what I need to satisfy My hunger." They, not having the same servant's heart in themselves at this point, thought that He must have meant that somebody else had already given him natural food:"
"John 4:33 Therefore said the disciples one to another, Hath any man brought him ought to eat?"
"Now we have arrived at the critical point for all who desire to become "first class servants" to their Master. Yes, food satisfies "hunger." But what is the driving force, the motivating
"hunger" of a first class servant? His greatest hunger HAS TO BE, "I must meet the needs of my Master ... FIRST!"
"John 4:34 Jesus saith unto them, My meat is to do the will of him that sent me, and to finish his work."
"Said another way, "My life is not about getting My needs met. My life is about meeting the needs of My Master [Father]. My service for Him IS MY MEAT! My GREATEST 'hunger' is satisfied when His needs are met!"
further on..."
"THE DINNER TABLE IS ALWAYS SECONDARY TO THE HARVEST FIELD!"
Read this in its entirety at:
THE SERVANT'S MEAT
"Jesus described the heart of a first class servant when He said:"
"Luke 17:7-9 But which of you, having a servant plowing or feeding cattle, will say unto him by and by, when he is come from the field, Go and sit down to meat? And will not rather say unto him, Make ready wherewith I may sup, and gird thyself, and serve me, till I have eaten and drunken; and afterward thou shalt eat and drink? Doth he thank that servant because he did the things that were commanded him? I trow not."
"A first class servant always puts the needs of his Master FIRST! Jesus, Himself, is the pattern for us. He is the freeborn Son of God who has chosen, for love's sake alone, to be His Father's Servant. We see this "first class servant" attitude of heart in the story we call the "Woman at the Well."
"Jesus' disciples had gone into the city to buy food. While they were gone Jesus was serving the Father by "seeking to save" the Samaritan woman at the well. He spoke with her until she was convinced He was the Messiah. She ran back into her village and told the people:"
"It is upon this scene that the disciples return with the food they had gone to purchase. They see all of these people at the well, waiting to hear the "words of life" from Jesus Christ. But notice what is most important in the minds of the disciples:"
"John 4:31 In the mean while his disciples prayed him, saying, Master, eat."
"Jesus, being the Son who is also the first class Servant, chooses to put the needs of His Master [Father] FIRST! He tells His disciples:"
"John 4:32 But he said unto them, I have meat to eat that ye know not of."
"They correctly perceived that Jesus was saying, "I already have what I need to satisfy My hunger." They, not having the same servant's heart in themselves at this point, thought that He must have meant that somebody else had already given him natural food:"
"John 4:33 Therefore said the disciples one to another, Hath any man brought him ought to eat?"
"Now we have arrived at the critical point for all who desire to become "first class servants" to their Master. Yes, food satisfies "hunger." But what is the driving force, the motivating
"hunger" of a first class servant? His greatest hunger HAS TO BE, "I must meet the needs of my Master ... FIRST!"
"John 4:34 Jesus saith unto them, My meat is to do the will of him that sent me, and to finish his work."
"Said another way, "My life is not about getting My needs met. My life is about meeting the needs of My Master [Father]. My service for Him IS MY MEAT! My GREATEST 'hunger' is satisfied when His needs are met!"
further on..."
"THE DINNER TABLE IS ALWAYS SECONDARY TO THE HARVEST FIELD!"
Read this in its entirety at:
THE SERVANT'S MEAT
