Let's look at A Man and Our Servant Forever. Who He?
When Jesus chose not to go out free, but to remain and be pierced at the cross, what did it mean? It meant that Jesus, though fully God, chose to remain a Man and out Servant forever!That might shock some religious people. But in heaven today, Jesus is forever a Manand forever our Servant. It was His choice. He said one time, "I did not come to be served. I came to serve." (Matthew 20:28)
'Messenger, how can you say that? Jesus is Lord. He is God." Yes, He is all that. But He is also our Servant. And it is pride not to allow Him to serve us. When Peter refused to allow Jesus to wash his feet, Jesus said, "If I do not wash your feet, you have no part with Me." (John 13:8) It takes humility for us to allow Jesus to minister to us. We want to minister to the Lord. We want to give to the Lord. We want to build great things for the Lord. We want to be contributors to the Lord. But we can give nothing because we are all bankrupt spiritually. What can we give, except that which we have received from Him. So, the greatest thing you can do is to receive from Him. One of the criminals who was crucified with Jesus said of himself and th other thief, "We deserve to die for our evil deeds, but this Man has done nothing wrong." Then, he turned to Jesus and said, "Lord, remember me when You come into Your kingdom." (Luke 23:40-42) In the movie, When Jesus turned His face to look at the thief, I was something. In the midst of all His suffering, somebody brought refreshment to His heart. Somebody still asked something of Him. And He was so pleased that He said, "Assuredly, I say to you, today you will be with Me in Paesdise." (luke 23:43) That dying thief refreshed Jesus' heart when he put himself under the fountain of His blood. Beloved, what "strengthens" out Saviour? What "refreshes" Him, if I may use wuch language? It is when He is able to give to a sinner, when He can find someone who is willing to receive from Him. That refreshes Him because He loves to serve. It is the nature of His heart of love to serve. And we are the objects of His love. He remins a Servant forever by choice. Yes, He is all glorious. But even though He has been gloriously resurrected, He is a resurrected Man with affections and feelings like you and I, and that is why He knows how you feel, and wanted to serve you. So, if you are sick, come to Him and say, "Lord, I need Your service." That is what refreshed His heart today. I do not know if there were any Hebrew servants who chose not to go out free in Bible times. But let's suppose that there was one. Now, imagine that after he and his wife have fallen asleep, his wife wakes up in the middle of the night. She looks at her husband and remembers that years ago, he could have gone out free, leaving her and their children behind, but he chose not to. And as he is sleeping there beside her, she sees his pierced ear - a symbol of his love for her forever. Beloved, in heaven one day, we will see Jesus's wonds. And we will remember that He did not have to remain and be pierced for our sins, but He chose to, because He loves us!
What A GREAT LORD!
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