God's Servant ~ Precious JESUS

"I AM among you as He that serveth." -Luke 22:27 [KJV]

Surely there is a blessedness in these words that affords substance to feed upon. My soul, read them again and again; pause over them, pray over them, and look up to Him that thus so humbly, graciously, and lovingly, expressed Himself. Art Thou, blessed Jesus, among Thy people as He that serveth? I know, Lord, that Thou didst condescend to become the Servant of Jehovah, though Thou wert Lord of all, when for the salvation of poor sinners Thou didst undertake to veil Thy Godhead, and in our nature to become our Surety. And I know, Lord, also, that Thou didst, in a very memorable moment, and at a time when as the evangelist had it to relate to the church, Thou knewest that the Father had given all things into Thine hands, Thou didst condescend to wash Thy disciples feet. But art Thou still among Thy people as one that serveth? Be astonished, O heavens, and wonder, O earth! All power is Thine in heaven and in earth. And is Jesus among His people, among His redeemed ones, his exercised ones, as He that serveth?  

Pause again, my soul—meditate upon the blessed gracious words. Was there not a circumstance of trial, when Christ was upon earth, but what He felt in His human nature, when fulfilling all righteousness? Then will it follow, that there cannot be a circumstance of trial which His members now feel, but what He knows; nay, what He appoints. And if He appoints it, is He not looking on; nay, measuring out suited strength, suited grace, as the circumstances shall require? And if all this be in Jesus, now and every minute event both His ordering, supporting under, carrying through, crowning in all, is He not, though Lord of all, servant of all; and doth He not now say to every poor disciple in the present moment, as fully as He did to them in the garden with Him, "I am among you as He that serveth?"  

My Lord and my God, would I cry out, under the same conscious shame of my dreadful unbelief, as Thomas did under his Yes, Lord, Thou art still ministering, still serving! And though I lose sight of Thee in a thousand and ten thousand instances, where nothing but Thy imparted strength could carry me through; yet plain and most evident it is, that in all the blessings of Thy finished redemption, Thou Thyself art giving out, and serving up, grace to Thy people. Thou didst first purchase all blessings with Thy blood; and now Thou ever livest to see them administered by Thy Spirit. Precious Jesus, Thou art ever with me. By and by I shall be with Thee, I shall see Thee as Thou art, and shall be satisfied when I awake with Thy likeness. 


-preacher Robert Hawker (1753-1827 A.D.)

July 4th, THE POOR MAN'S MORNING PORTION  


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