Servitude
Fear: To have reverence, respect and humbleness for another
We fear God, but not in the way we would fear or be scared of the unknown, but respect and humble ourselves before his throne of grace. None of us has ever seen God in the physical for we know he is Spiritual without form, but we respect and humble ourselves before him because he is the creator of all that is good and that is why we reverence him.
We serve God out of respect for the truth of his spoken word that gives us instruction in our lives on how to lead a life that is pleasing to the Father. The only way we can be pleasing to God is by being a humbled servant that wants others to know his mercy and grace. We experience the goodness of God by being a faithful servant that never wavers in the face of our enemies as God makes our path straight before our feet.
(Psalms 2:11; 7-8)
Uprightness: Walking in the ways of righteousness
Gods’ ways are not our ways and his thoughts are not our thoughts. The carnal mind can not imagine that of the Spirit of God. God has instructed us to walk worthy of his word so we can bring honor and glory to his name. Servitude only comes by allowing Gods Spirit to direct our path and lead us into all righteousness that is Gods righteousness and not our own. The path that God wants us to be on is guided by His Spirit that leads us to the place of complete faithfulness as we walk perfect in all his ways.
(Matthew 7:14; Psalms 101:6; Proverbs 3:5-8)
Absolute loyalty: A faithful servant in all things
Loyalty means trusting God to guide you in all your ways and depending on him only for all your needs as only God knows what is best for us. When we take our focus off God we are serving another master called self and self will always let you down. We start believing in what the world tells us and soon separate ourselves from truth. There is no fence riding when it comes to God. You either trust him for all things or you deny him of all things. You can’t have it both ways.
(Matthew 6:24; James 4:4; 1John 2:15)
Our loyalty to God as being a perfected servant through his righteousness is what brings about Gods favor in our lives and when we are speaking to others the words of God through his Spirit or helping those through the works of the Lord then others will see the love of Christ through us, especially in a world that is so suspicious of any ones good intentions.
(Romans 13:1-2)
Regeneration: renewal of ones self, a rebirth of all things new
We now put off the old man of flesh and put on the new man of Spirit so we can hear God speaking to our heart. We are no longer of this world but set our sights on the Spiritual things from above, but never allow yourself to be so heavenly minded that you are no earthly good to be able to help others less fortunate then yourself.
(Colossians 3:1-4)
The disciple is a learned student of one from a higher power (God) that holds all knowledge and truth that gives out that knowledge to those with a heart to learn for the purpose of ministry. A servant is one who serves others in all humility helping to meet the physical and Spiritual needs of others.
(Romans 12:9-13)
Fear: To have reverence, respect and humbleness for another
We fear God, but not in the way we would fear or be scared of the unknown, but respect and humble ourselves before his throne of grace. None of us has ever seen God in the physical for we know he is Spiritual without form, but we respect and humble ourselves before him because he is the creator of all that is good and that is why we reverence him.
We serve God out of respect for the truth of his spoken word that gives us instruction in our lives on how to lead a life that is pleasing to the Father. The only way we can be pleasing to God is by being a humbled servant that wants others to know his mercy and grace. We experience the goodness of God by being a faithful servant that never wavers in the face of our enemies as God makes our path straight before our feet.
(Psalms 2:11; 7-8)
Uprightness: Walking in the ways of righteousness
Gods’ ways are not our ways and his thoughts are not our thoughts. The carnal mind can not imagine that of the Spirit of God. God has instructed us to walk worthy of his word so we can bring honor and glory to his name. Servitude only comes by allowing Gods Spirit to direct our path and lead us into all righteousness that is Gods righteousness and not our own. The path that God wants us to be on is guided by His Spirit that leads us to the place of complete faithfulness as we walk perfect in all his ways.
(Matthew 7:14; Psalms 101:6; Proverbs 3:5-8)
Absolute loyalty: A faithful servant in all things
Loyalty means trusting God to guide you in all your ways and depending on him only for all your needs as only God knows what is best for us. When we take our focus off God we are serving another master called self and self will always let you down. We start believing in what the world tells us and soon separate ourselves from truth. There is no fence riding when it comes to God. You either trust him for all things or you deny him of all things. You can’t have it both ways.
(Matthew 6:24; James 4:4; 1John 2:15)
Our loyalty to God as being a perfected servant through his righteousness is what brings about Gods favor in our lives and when we are speaking to others the words of God through his Spirit or helping those through the works of the Lord then others will see the love of Christ through us, especially in a world that is so suspicious of any ones good intentions.
(Romans 13:1-2)
Regeneration: renewal of ones self, a rebirth of all things new
We now put off the old man of flesh and put on the new man of Spirit so we can hear God speaking to our heart. We are no longer of this world but set our sights on the Spiritual things from above, but never allow yourself to be so heavenly minded that you are no earthly good to be able to help others less fortunate then yourself.
(Colossians 3:1-4)
The disciple is a learned student of one from a higher power (God) that holds all knowledge and truth that gives out that knowledge to those with a heart to learn for the purpose of ministry. A servant is one who serves others in all humility helping to meet the physical and Spiritual needs of others.
(Romans 12:9-13)