The Servants of God
There
is a good picture of the servants of God who labor in the gospel
ministry in Genesis 24. There, Eliezar, Abraham’s servant, is sent
to find the bride for Isaac. This is exactly what those who are
called of God are to do, seek the bride of the Son of God! He was
sent by Abraham to a particular place and was to seek “the woman”
among a particular people. The servant of God does not choose his
place of service but God appoints it. As the servant began his
journey to find the bride, he sought the Lord and asked His help:
“And he said, O LORD
God of my master Abraham, I pray Thee,
send me good speed this day, and shew kindness unto my master
Abraham.”
Knowing
our inability to accomplish the task, God’s servants seek His
strength, guidance and help. “Who is sufficient for
these things?” Paul said. And as he went, he was instructed
by Abraham to be faithful in what he was to say. Nothing was to be
said or done that would in any way diminish Isaac in the process.
“Beware that thou bring not my son thither again.”
Likewise, nothing is to be said or done by way of message or
methodology that is not according to the word of God or the glory of
Christ. The bride is to be sought out not to exalt the servant and
nothing is to be done to get many professions at the expense of God’s
truth and glory. The Son is the One that it is all about!
As
a matter of fact, that was Eliezar’s message. “And the LORD
hath blessed my master greatly; and he is become great: and he
hath given him flocks, and herds, and silver, and gold, and
menservants, and maidservants, and camels, and asses. And Sarah
my master's wife bare a son to my master when she was old: and unto
him hath he given all that he hath.’ In other words, the son
has it all and the woman that marries the son gets it all! That is
the message of the gospel, God has given unto us eternal life and He
that has the Son has life! He has blessed Christ with
all power, all spiritual blessings, all things and those who are
united to Him have it all! They have it all because HE is ALL!
All
wisdom, all righteousness, all sanctification and all
redemption. We preach Christ and Him crucified as the ALL of
salvation. Abraham’s servant, like gospel servants, asked,
“what if she will not come?” Abraham answered, “And
if the woman will not be willing to follow thee, then thou shalt be
clear from this my oath.” The apostle Paul, having preached
Christ (“all the counsel of God”) said he was “pure of the
blood of all men.” So are all servants who preach salvation by
Christ alone, through His grace alone and for His glory alone. It is
required of a steward that he be faithful. His message will be savor
of death to some but a savor of life to the Bride of Christ.
-Gospel report by preacher Gary Shepard
Sovereign
Grace Baptist church of Jacksonville, North Carolina USA
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