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A Willing Servant (Deuteronomy 15:17) In the year of release, every seven years, the Jews were to release their brethren from servitude, but there was a provision by which one could choose to continue serving his master (Deut. 15:12-18; Exod. 21:1-6). There are certain similarities between such willful servitude and following Christ today; such a one should. |
A Willing Servant (Deuteronomy 15:17)
In the year of release, every seven years, the Jews were to release their brethren from servitude, but there was a provision by which one could choose to continue serving his master (Deut. 15:12-18; Exod. 21:1-6). There are certain similarities between such willful servitude and following Christ today; such a one should:
- Serve Willingly
- The master had no right to demand continued service, it had to be voluntary.
- In the same way, our service to Christ is based on our love for Him (1 John 4:19; John 14:15; 1 John 5:3) and is voluntary (Rev. 22:17; Luke 9:23-24; Rom 6:13, 16-18). We would do well to remember that this freedom can be found nowhere else (2 Pet. 2:19; John 14:6).
- Serve For Life
- There was a commitment made before his master and be-fore others that he would serve for life.
- In like manner, we make a commitment to Christ when we become a Christian (Luke 14:27-33; Matt. 6:24, 33; Rom. 10:10; Matt. 10:32-33) and we must continue with Him (John 8:31-32; John 15:4-8).
- Serve as a Marked Man
- The servant would have his ear pierced with an awl at the doorpost and thus bear the mark of his master.
- While our ear is not pierced literally, we should bear the “mark” of Him whom we follow (Rom. 12:1-2; Matt. 5:14-16; John 13:35; Eph. 5:1; Phil. 2:5; 1 Pet. 2:21).
