“But Jesus called them to Himself and said, ‘You know that the rulers of the Gentiles lord it over them, and their great men exercise authority over them. It is not this way among you, but whoever wishes to become great among you shall be your servant, and whoever wishes to be first among you shall be your slave; just as the Son of Man did not come to be served, but to serve, and to give His life a ransom for many.’” (Matthew 20:25-28 NASB1995)

Jesus Christ was speaking to his disciples, and he was letting them know that not one of them should consider themselves as superior to the other, but that all should serve one another, following the example of Jesus Christ. For Jesus, who is God, the only begotten Son of God, the second person of our triune God – Father, Son, and Holy Spirit – left his throne in heaven, humbled himself, came to earth, and was born as a baby to a virgin woman, conceived of the Holy Spirit. He was not born with a sin nature as we are, and he never sinned, although he was tempted in like manner as we are.

And when he lived on the earth, and he ministered to the people, he healed the sick and afflicted, raised the dead, delivered people from demons, fed the hungry, and performed all kinds of miracles. And he shared with them the message of the gospel which could save their souls from hell and could promise them eternal life with God if they believed him and obeyed him. He taught that to follow him we must deny self, take up our cross daily (die daily to sin and to self), and follow him in obedience to his commands.

If Jesus was selfish, he could have remained in heaven, and he would never have come to earth to take on human form and to suffer like we suffer. But he gave of himself to the people, not just in ministry on the earth, but in his death and in his resurrection, in order that we, by faith in him, might deny self, die to sin, and follow him in obedience in holy living. For by faith in him we are crucified with Christ in death to sin, and raised with Christ to walk in newness of life in him, no longer as slaves to sin but as servants of our Lord.

And we, as his followers, are to serve one another as Christ served us and gave himself up for us for our freedom from sin. We are to minister to one another the love of God and the grace of God shown to us by God in how he provided a way for us to be delivered out of our addiction to sin so we can now serve the Lord with our lives in obedience to his commands. And even the overseers among us are not to lord it over the people, but they are to serve as godly examples to the rest of the body of Christ (1 Peter 5:1-4).

[Matthew 5:13-16; Matthew 28:18-20; John 4:31-38; John 13:13-17; John 14:12; Acts 1:8; Acts 2:14-18,42-47; Acts 26:18; Romans 10:14-15; Romans 12:1-8; 1 Corinthians 12:1-31; 1 Corinthians 14:1-5; Galatians 6:1; Ephesians 2:8-10; Ephesians 4:1-16; Ephesians 5:11-21; Ephesians 6:10-20; Philippians 2:1-8; Colossians 3:12-16; Titus 2:11-14; Hebrews 3:13; Hebrews 10:23-25; James 5:19-20; 1 Peter 2:9,21; 1 John 2:6]

Jesus, Rescue Me

Based off of Romans 7:7-25 thru Romans 8:1-39
An Original Work / September 18, 2011
Christ’s Free Servant, Sue J Love

Jesus, rescue me today.
Listen while I bow and pray.
I need Your help to obey You;
Live for You always.
Meet me in my hour of need, Lord,
As I pray to You.
Help me walk in fellowship, Lord,
Living in Your truth.
Jesus, how I long for You to
Change my heart anew.

Father, God, my heart’s desire
Is to live for You this hour
In Your Holy Spirit’s power
Living in me now.
Teach me to walk in Your love, Lord,
Guiding me each day.
Help me to show love and kindness
To the lost, I pray.
Father, teach me to love others
As You love always.

Holy Spirit come in pow’r.
Revive our hearts in this hour.
Change our hearts to be like You, Lord;
Live for You each day.
Help us to forsake our sins, Lord,
As we humbly pray.
Teach us how to live for You, Lord,
Obey You always.
Holy Spirit come in power,
Revive us today.

Serve One Another
An Original Work / April 2, 2026
Christ’s Free Servant, Sue J Love