What Jesus Did! 'I Am the Lord's Servant' — Luke 1:38

Sunday, January 15, 2023

[After being told she would have a son by the Holy Spirit,] Mary responded, "I am the Lord's servant. May everything you have said about me come true." And then the angel left her.
— Luke 1:38 NLT

Key Thought

The greatest in the Kingdom of God is a servant. [1] So we should not be surprised when God's Son and our Savior explained that his role was to be a servant, [2] should we? Jesus' conviction about the greatest being a servant wasn't just talk. He certainly demonstrated it, and his mother was a great example of this truth when she offered herself to God by saying, "I am the Lord's servant." Have you made that commitment? Have you offered yourself as a servant to God Almighty? Mary did! Her son, who was also God's Son, did!

[1] Matthew 23:11-12.
[2] Mark 10:45.

Today's Prayer

O Lord God, Creator of the universe and the Father who created me in the womb of my mother, I offer myself to you as your servant. I am not sure if you will fill my earthly life with wonder like Mary's or if it will have with sorrow, also like Mary's. But I do, dear Lord, want to serve you in this world, knowing that I will sit at your side as your dear child in the world to come. In Jesus' name. Amen.

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