Thursday, August 2, 2007
Genesis 18:3 He said, "If I have found favor in your eyes, my lord, do not pass your servant by."
THE GOOD SERVANT IS WILLING
Throughout this section of Scripture, we really get a sense of Abraham's willingness to serve. He asks his guests to "favor" him by allowing him to serve them. It is he who would be happy if these men would decide to stop at his place for a little while before continuing on their journey.
Willingness is a big part of being a servant. In fact, a servant who does not have an attitude of willingness probably has no business being a servant at all. We are to be ever willing to help and be a friend. We are to attend to the needs of others without grumbling or complaining about how much inconvenience it causes us or how much we would rather be doing something else. Love is always willing, reaching out the hand under any circumstances.
Nobody has ever been a more willing servant than Jesus. What does Isaiah say? "He was oppressed and affliced, yet he did not open his mouth; he was led like a lamb to the slaughter, and as a sheep before her shearers is silent, so he did not open his mouth." Willingly Jesus walked to the cross in order to pay the price for all our unwillingness. In order to cover our sins with His own death, he bowed His head. He bowed it not with irritation over the trouble we were putting Him through, but bowed it because He so loved the world and was willing to save it.
