“I am the Lord’s servant. May everything you have said about me come true.”
This verse keeps rumbling around in my spirit. God’s Word says many things about us, about who we are in Christ Jesus, and is filled with promises for our lives. We want everything God has said about us and promised to us to manifest in our lives. So we do our part . . . believe . . . ask in faith . . . speak in faith . . . give in faith . . . wait patiently, or so we think . . .
But there is a qualifier . . .the verse begins with . . . “I am the Lord’s servant.”
Jesus . . . the greatest servant of all . . .
The Spirit of God, the Master, is on me
because God anointed me.
He sent me to preach good news to the poor,
heal the heartbroken,
announce freedom to all captives,
pardon all prisoners.
God sent me to announce the year of his grace –
a celebration of God's destruction of our enemies—
and to comfort all who mourn,
to care for the needs of all who mourn in Zion,
give them bouquets of roses instead of ashes,
messages of joy instead of news of doom,
a praising heart instead of a languid spirit.
(Isaiah 61:1-3 Message Bible)
The Spirit of God, the Master is on me . . . Is the Holy Spirit our Master or do we think of Him and treat Him as our servant?
We are servants of the Spirit of God, our Master, and are anointed/empowered by Him to bring the good news of God’s love, forgiveness, joy, peace, healing, freedom to the people brought across our path each day . . . to the people in our sphere of influence.
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