The
next key to having a good attitude is having a servant’s heart. Jesus told the
disciples that, in the Kingdom of God, those who are “chief” are those who
serve. He told them that He was among them as One who served-Luke
22:25-27.Jesus had a true servant’s heart. Christians will never graduate from
being servants.
Look
at the life of Elisha, who began his ministry by acting as a servant for Elijah
for a number of years. When Jesosophat, kind of Judah, asked if there as not a
prophet in the nation of Israel to go to
for advice from the Lord, Elisha was named. However, it was not the miracles he
had done or his powerful anointing that was mentioned-II Kings 3:10-12.
A
servant of the King of Israel said, “Here is Elisha, the son of Shaphat, who
poured water on the hands of Elijah’s armorbearer.
That
phrase “Who poured water over Elijah’s hands” became real to me when I visited
Mike Croslow, one of our missionaries in Uganda. He took me out in the bush to
preach in a village where there was no running water or electricity. IT was not
the end of the world, but felt it was visible from that place.
We
preached under a mango tree to hundreds of people and had a wonderful time.
When it was time for lunch, we went into a small mud church and sat down at a
table. I did not see any utensils, so I asked Mike if there were any. He said,
“No brother, if you get the honor of eating with your hands”.
Then
a young boy of about 14 carried in a
pitcher of water and a bar of soap.AS the guest, he came to me first, hand me
the soap and began to pour water over my hands. Then he continued around the
room to all of the other ministers who were there. After that, food was brought
in, and we prayed and ate. When we finished, the young man came back and poured
water again to wash our hands.
Tomorrow,
we will continue with the beautiful article.
Cordially
Your
sister in faith,
Hellen
Peralta
Source:
God’s Armorbearer II