Servanthood

Gen. 41:9-57

God is looking for servants. A servant before God will be rewarded beyond believable magnitude.

Characteristics of a Servant:
1. FAITHFUL
Hosea 3:1 (NIV)
"Then the Lord said to me, 'Go and get your wife again. Bring her back to you and love her, even though she loves adultery. For the Lord still loves Israel even though the people have turned to other gods, offering them choice gifts."

God is faithful to us and by following his will, we are being faithful to him.

2. PATIENT
2 Peter 3:8-10 (NIV)
"But you must not forget, dear friends, that a day is like a thousand years to the Lord, and a thousand years is like a day. The Lord isn't really being slow about his promise to return as some people think. No, he is being patient for you sake. he does not want anyone to perish, so he is giving more time for everyone to repent. But the day of the Lord will come as unexpectedly as a thief. Then the heavens will pass away with a terrible noise, and everything in them will disappear in fire, and the earth and everything on it will be exposed to judgment."

God has no sense of time. He can do a miracle in only one day. If you serve him faithfully and patiently he will reward you in his time, his perfect time.

3. ALWAYS in PRAYER
Ephesians 6:18 (NIV)
"Pray at all times and on every occasion in the power of the Holy Spirit. Stay alert and be persistent in your prayers for all Christians everywhere."

Pray at all times and God will be with you through everything you face in life.


In Closing:
Philippians 2:3-4 (NIV)
"Don't be selfish; don't live to make a good impression on others. Be humble, thinking of others as better than yourself. Don't think only about your own affairs, but be interested in others, too, and what they are doing."

God wants for us to be stewards and humble ourselves in his presence so that he can do magnificent things in our lives.