ADONAI is the God Who
TOTALLY owns His people. He protects them, provides for them and directs them.
He is the Master Whose Servants have chosen to serve Him because they love Him.
M.H. They are Bond Slaves. Their
ears are pierced with an awl on the door post before the elders to indicate
their status is voluntarily chosen.
This is an Illustration of the Relationship between God the Father and the Lord Jesus Christ. He came to earth – by the Father’s Will – to redeem
us. He never sinned, He always obeyed the Father’s Will.
In the garden of Gethsemane He prayed, “Luk 22:41 But He Himself
withdrew from them about a stone's throw, and knelt down and prayed repeatedly,
saying,
Luk 22:42 "Father, if it be Thy will, take this cup
away from me; yet not my will but Thine be done!"
Luk 22:43 And there
appeared to Him an angel from Heaven, strengthening Him;
Luk 22:44 while
He--an agony of distress having come upon Him--prayed all the more with intense
earnestness, and His sweat became like clots of blood dropping on the ground.
When Jesus said, “ Not My Will but Thine be done!” He was
really saying,” I am more than His servant; I am a Bond Slave to do the Will of My Father. I am willing to suffer and
die to bring redemption to mankind." He said, “no matter what the cost I will perform Your Will, not Mine”.
Read Philippians 2:5-8
Php 2:5 Let the same disposition be in you which was
in Christ Jesus.
Php 2:6 Although from the beginning He had the nature
of God He did not reckon His equality with God a treasure to be tightly
grasped.
Php 2:7 Nay, He stripped Himself of His glory, and
took on Him the nature of a bondservant[1]
by becoming a man like other men.
Php 2:8 And being recognized as truly human, He
humbled Himself and even stooped to die; yes, to die on a cross.
Jesus was the Bond Slave of the Father willing to go to the
Cross, to suffer the ignominy, shame and disgrace for our Salvation.
Many people cringe at the thought of God having complete
ownership over them. Most of them think that “I am my own person and I will do
what I decide.” But you are not your own. Christ has purchased you with His own
blood. It is only in becoming a bond servant of Jesus Christ that you will be
truly free in Him. Otherwise you are a slave to selfishness, sin and the devil. M.H.
Applications.
1.
When you become a Christian you willingly come
under the Lordship of Jesus Christ. He is now your Owner, Master and Lord.
2.
Willingness to carry your Cross after Jesus
spiritually and be a bond slave of God
is the only path to victory, wholeness and freedom.
[1] and
took upon him the form of a servant; this also was voluntary; he "took
upon him", was not obliged, or forced to be in the form of a servant; he
appeared as one in human nature, and was really such; a servant to his Father,
who chose, called, sent, upheld, and regarded him as a servant; and a very
prudent, diligent, and faithful one he was unto him: and he was also a servant
to his people, and ministered to men; partly by preaching the Gospel to them,
and partly by working miracles, healing their diseases, and going about to do
good, both to the bodies and souls of men; and chiefly by obtaining eternal
redemption for his chosen ones, by being made sin and a curse for them; which
though a very toilsome and laborious piece of service, yet as he cheerfully
engaged in it, he diligently attended it, until he had finished it: so he was
often prophesied of as a servant, in Isa_42:1 J.Gill
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