Servant Friend Child Bondservant

Servant Friend Child Bondservant

Jesus’ message of the Kingdom was that those that believed in the only Begotten Son of GOD could become the children of GOD.

Jesus referred to those who followed Him as servants, as He was, of the Father.

Jesus told the disciples they were no longer servants but friends.

Jesus anointed His servant, friend, children of GOD and sent them into the world to preach His Kingdom and make disciples of the nations.

The first leaders of the Church called themselves bondservants of Jesus Christ. Some were apostles, some were prophets, some were evangelists, some were teachers and some were pastors but they all called themselves Jesus’ bondservants.

So what do we call ourselves? Some call themselves apostles (bishop), some call themselves prophets, some call themselves evangelists, some call themselves teachers, some call themselves pastors. But do any of us call ourself a bondservant of Jesus?

My gifting and call is as a  teacher, I did not know or understand that for many years but even after I understood I only called myself a born again Christian, a believer and later a teacher. I never called myself a servant and I did not serve GOD as much as I served my own will. I thought it would be cool to be a friend of GOD like Abraham but GOD called Abraham a friend because first he was a servant then he was a bondservant. I had never heard anyone teach that concept and I did not understand the process to become a friend of GOD. I only recently started thinking about the fact that the writers of all the New Testament letters called themselves a bondservant of Jesus.

Throughout history many have made themselves a bondservant for economic reasons, usually for a specified period of time. Some have made themselves a bondservant rather than being freed from being a slave, this is for life.

As I began to think about being a bondservant I had a basic understanding that a bondservant is a person that binds themselves to someone else to live according to that person’s will. This is a very serious decision it requires a complete surrender of yourself to someone that you must have complete trust and confidence in.

First generation Christians who made themselves a bondservant to Jesus knew who He was and had seen Him, heard Him and some had followed Him from the beginning of His ministry.

Second generation Christians are those who by faith in the teachings of Jesus and the in filling of the Spirit of GOD have understood that Jesus came to save us from our sin and call us into His Kingdom here on earth and later in Heaven. Later we learn through study, prayer and experience that being a Christian is not about ourselves but about serving GOD. As I have studied the Bible and prayed and sought GOD I have begun to understand that Christianity is not about what GOD has and will do for me, it is about what he created and called me to do for Him! Becoming a bondservant is a process where we go from seeking to be blessed by GOD to seeking to obey and bless GOD! To be fully yielded and obedient is the goal of this life so that we are prepared for our purpose for the eternal life.

I am on my way seeking to become a bondservant of Jesus in reality not just name. How about you?