Proverbs 14:35
The king's favour is toward a wise servant:
But his wrath is against him that causeth shame.
Through the prophet Ezekiel, Our Father and King tells us of the disappointment He experienced because of his unfaithful servants: the Shepherds of Israel. Those pastors were self-serving and used the flock of God as some sort of income. They did not serve the flock as they should. They used to spoil the pure God-given waters of the word with their personal doctrines thus rendering them toxic for the flock. They would flee at the sight of the wolf so not to endanger their lives protecting the flock. They were more mercenaries than shepherds. Their poor representation of the King cause shame to His name and procured them His wrath.
The situation was so bad that the king sent His Son, His ability to be gentle even in deep indignation; to be true while remaining merciful; to be unselfish even to last ounce of Himself; all these became part of the Son’s damage-repair mission of declaring unto us the character and nature of the Father towards us. For this mission, He had to demote Himself from Son to Servant. He then became known as the ‘Suffering Servant’. This reminds me of the story of Joseph the son of Jacob, who unbeknownst to him at the time, had to become a slave and a servant in order to accomplish the future redemption of his people. As a ‘faithful servant’, Yeshua incurred the favor of His Father who then, like Abraham bestowed his kingdom on Isaac His son, also bestowed His whole kingdom upon Him.
The Son is now our King. This king came to conquer the world in a way no earthly king would dream of doing so, but Yeshua won. He will return very soon and will judge between servant and servant. Our vindication before Him will not come from erudite sermon but from lives lived in loving attention to his Commandments. We are promised to rule and reign with Him. Even now in His absence, His Spirit watches us evaluating our sense of responsibility towards His Commandments and His flock.
His standard of obedience was pretty simple He said: if you love Me keep My commandments. What will our report card day when His comes?
The king's favour is toward a wise servant:
But his wrath is against him that causeth shame.
Through the prophet Ezekiel, Our Father and King tells us of the disappointment He experienced because of his unfaithful servants: the Shepherds of Israel. Those pastors were self-serving and used the flock of God as some sort of income. They did not serve the flock as they should. They used to spoil the pure God-given waters of the word with their personal doctrines thus rendering them toxic for the flock. They would flee at the sight of the wolf so not to endanger their lives protecting the flock. They were more mercenaries than shepherds. Their poor representation of the King cause shame to His name and procured them His wrath.
The situation was so bad that the king sent His Son, His ability to be gentle even in deep indignation; to be true while remaining merciful; to be unselfish even to last ounce of Himself; all these became part of the Son’s damage-repair mission of declaring unto us the character and nature of the Father towards us. For this mission, He had to demote Himself from Son to Servant. He then became known as the ‘Suffering Servant’. This reminds me of the story of Joseph the son of Jacob, who unbeknownst to him at the time, had to become a slave and a servant in order to accomplish the future redemption of his people. As a ‘faithful servant’, Yeshua incurred the favor of His Father who then, like Abraham bestowed his kingdom on Isaac His son, also bestowed His whole kingdom upon Him.
The Son is now our King. This king came to conquer the world in a way no earthly king would dream of doing so, but Yeshua won. He will return very soon and will judge between servant and servant. Our vindication before Him will not come from erudite sermon but from lives lived in loving attention to his Commandments. We are promised to rule and reign with Him. Even now in His absence, His Spirit watches us evaluating our sense of responsibility towards His Commandments and His flock.
His standard of obedience was pretty simple He said: if you love Me keep My commandments. What will our report card day when His comes?
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