Who is a Servant?

[247 words] He gave himself, making the ultimate sacrifice—dying—for others; he willingly laid down his life because of his love for the whole world. “For God so loved the world, that he gave his only Son…” (Jn. 3:16). Jesus declared, “I lay down my life for the sheep…No one takes it from me, but I lay it down of my own accord” (John 10:15, 18). Christ experienced the “suffering of death,” and by God’s grace tasted death for everyone (Heb. 2:9). The Lord said he came to serve (Mt. 20:28). Indeed, the Word left heaven, came to earth, took on the “form of a servant, being born in the likeness of men” (Phil. 2:7). So, who is a servant? A servant is Jesus; so to be a servant, be like Jesus. If you spontaneously do a good deed for others simply because you see the need (John 13:1-20)… If you…