After we have received Christ we are considered righteous
(sinless) in God’s eye – “Justification by faith” which is mentioned in Romans
5:1 “Therefore, having been justified by
faith, we have peace with God through our Lord Jesus Christ,”
Being a Christian, we inherited 3 different roles:
- Children of God
- Trainee of God
- Servant of God
Most people will say we are king, priest and prophet after
we received Christ in which I totally agree.
I am just trying to look at this at a different angle.
Children of God
Romans 8: 16-17 “The Spirit Himself
testifies with our spirit that we are children of God, and
if children, heirs also, heirs of God and fellow heirs with Christ, if indeed
we suffer with Him so that we may also be glorified with Him.”
These 2 verses clearly stated that we
are children of God. This is why we call
other Christians brothers and sisters. This
is great honor that we can call the Almighty God – heavenly Father.
Trainee of God
“For this reason I too,
having heard of the faith in the Lord Jesus which exists among you and your
love for all the saints, do not cease giving thanks for you,
while making mention of you in my prayers; that the
God of our Lord Jesus Christ, the Father of glory, may give to you a spirit of
wisdom and of revelation in the knowledge of Him. I pray
that the eyes of your heart may be enlightened, so that you will know what
is the hope of His calling, what are the riches of the glory of His inheritance
in the saints, and what is the surpassing greatness of His
power toward us who believe. These are in accordance with the working of
the strength of His might” (Eph 1: 15 – 19)
Romans 8 17 stated that we are heirs of God and fellow heirs
with Christ. We are to inherit the
Kingdom of God. Ephesians 1: 15 – 19,
Paul prayed earnestly that the eyes of the Christians in Ephesus be enlightened
that they may see the riches of the glory of God’s inheritances.
We are to reign with Christ in God’s Kingdom. We are to be trained to know how to rule with
Jesus.
Servant of God
This is the main idea that I would like to share with
you. Living in America, it is not so
easy to understand what a servant is. Often
times we don’t really understand what is the role of a servant. It is different from an employee.
Jesus die on the cross for us and we are bought with a very
high price. In 1 Cor 6:20 “
For
you have been bought with a price: therefore glorify God in your body”.
Like it or not we are a servant of God. We are to serve our Master. A servant will pick up trash for the Master. A servant will clean the toilet of the
Master. No question asked. Just do it.
At church are you willing to pick up the trash for Jesus? At church are you willing to clean up the dog shit in front
of the worship center. This is the basic job of a servant.
Also as a servant we are to be humble before our fellow Christians. In Philippians 2: 3 "
Do nothing from selfishness
or empty conceit, but with humility of mind regard one another as more
important than yourselves"
We need to have a servant’s heart.
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