"Servants" Pastor Joy Y Lee

The servant who listens to his master is the proper servant. We are servants to our Matser Jesus. In the past the owner of the servant could do with the servant as he wished. Even if death was put on the servant there was no consequence to the master. If Christ is your master then what should your life be? It was not that long ago that people owned slaves and had servants. We compare our lives to that of a servant, but how obedient are we to our Master? In our places of work, we have people who oversee us. They are the owners and if we do not work to please them then we are fired from our positions. What about those who think that they are smarter than their bosses and create problems? You cannot argue your way past the owner, you will be fired and someone who can work to please the boss will take that person's place. Yes, there are those who follow and obey God, but there are also many who do not. At school, the teacher is the master over the students. The teachers are knowledgeable and can teach the students, but what about the students? Do they listen to their teachers? How obedient are you to Jesus? Have you changed the things that God has told you to change? Are you still comparing yourself to others and think that you are better than them? People are having visions of heaven and telling us that famous preachers are not in heaven. What does that mean to you? You cannot work your way to heaven. You can never do enough and you can never be better than the other person to get there. Comparing youself to someone else does not get you into heaven. Everyone has things that one must change. Over and over again you are told to chnage yourself, but you do not listen. Is Jesus really your Master? Are you the one telling your Master what you will and will not do? Are telling Him that you know better than Christ? There are many CEOs who do not have a college degree, but people still work for them. Can you work for someone who is less educated than you, or does your pride get in the way? Do you think that you are better than them? Would you starve because of your pride? Do you love Jesus? You say you do, but do you really want to spend every minute with Him and not be apart from Him? We are do good at singing love songs to Him, but the moment we turn around we have no thoughts of Jesus. Why is this? Do you really want to follow Christ? Why is it that you refuse to give up the things of this world to Him? You can take nothing with you when you die, do why do you hold on to it and refuse to let go? Nothing is yours. Everything belongs to God. What use is it if you are buried with your favorite clothes or in an expensive casket? Will it matter when you are dead? Should you not live the life that please your Master? If God tells you to witness on the streets but you refuse and rather preach in churches, will God be pleased? If God sends you to Africa to witness to a few, but you go somewhere else and preach to millions, will God be pleased? He will not. You have disobeyed. He does not care about numbers, He desires obedience. For years we had only a few people in our church, and many people told us to close our church, but I did not do it because I did not have the church for people, but we had the church because God told us to. Like everyone, I also desire to have a big church, but that means nothing. What is important is doing what God says. If God tells you to take two steps do not go three. It is easy to obey God as long as you get rid of your pride and arrogance. God has taken care of our family all these years. He has fed us and clothes us. We have not starved. God knows what we need. God does not give you according to what you desire but He gives you according to His will. Change the way you think. Let go of your stubborness. Live your life to please God. Live your life to please Jesus who is your groom. We must maintain the heart of the servant and serve God as our Master. If you desire to serve God as your Master then you must know what it is that you must do as a servant.