Friday November 16, 2018
Jesus: A Servant
Matthew 20:20-28
Believers like to talk about Jesus as Lord, Master, and especially Savior, but rarely is He mentioned as Servant.
Yet describing His own mission, Christ said, “The Son of Man did not come to be served, but to serve and to give His life a ransom for many.”
Matthew 20:28
He entered the world to offer Himself for the Father’s purpose and mankind’s need.
Because every human being is born enslaved to sin, Jesus came to set us free.
He voluntarily exchanged His glory for flesh because only as a human could He die in our place to pay the penalty for our sin.
The greatest service He offered was His sacrifice on the cross.
He allowed His purity to be violated by our transgressions.
In fact, God made Jesus “who knew no sin to be sin on our behalf” so that we could gain His righteousness.
2 Corinthians 5:21
Our sinless Savior suddenly and painfully felt the burden of guilt, the vileness of sin, the weight of a tarnished soul and a wretched separation from His Father.
He suffered the injustice of dying for our sins in order that God’s holiness and our imperfection could be reconciled, and we could be shown mercy.
Jesus was the Father’s servant, agreeing to an atonement plan that made Him a sacrifice.
Jesus is our servant as well, He humbly endured the punishment we deserved.
To receive the benefit of His sacrifice, we need only believe and call on Him for the forgiveness of our sins.
When we receive Him into our life, then we too will know the Servant, Jesus Christ, as Savior and Lord.
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