"7" Minutes Alone with God

Whoever desires to become great among you, let him be your servant   (Matthew 20:27) Recently I heard a song that spoke of having “a servant’s heart.”  As the phrase was repeated throughout the song, I began to think about what constitutes servant-heartedness. In the first two chapters of the Gospel according to Dr. Luke, I found at least four individuals whose lives exemplify qualities necessary for a good servant:  Zacharias (a/k/a Zechariah) the husband of Elizabeth and father of John the Baptist; Mary, the mother of Jesus; and senior citizens, Simeon and Anna. None of them held a high-ranking position in society nor were they rich or highly acclaimed.  They were just four ordinary folks like you and me.  But a closer look at their lives reveals they each possessed at least four servant-hearted qualities: Obedience – Good servants must be obedient and in good standing with their master: Zacharias and his wife Elizabeth were living according to G...

Whoever desires to become great among you, let him be your servant  (Matthew 20:27) Recently I heard a song that spoke of having “a servant’s heart.”  As the phrase was repeated throughout the song, I began to think about what constitutes servant-heartedness. In the first two chapters of the gospel according to Dr. Luke, I found at least four individuals whose lives exemplify qualities necessary for a good servant:  Zacharias (a/k/a Zechariah) the husband of Elizabeth and father of John the Baptist; Mary, the mother of Jesus; and senior citizens, Simeon and Anna. None of them held a high-ranking position in society nor were they rich or highly acclaimed.  They were just four ordinary folks like you and I.  But a closer look at their lives reveals they each possessed at least four servant-hearted qualities: Obedience – Good servants must be obedient and in good standing with their master. Zacharias and his wife Elizabeth were living accor...