Jesus as the suffering servant

Jesus as the suffering servant: The main theme of the Gospel of Mark is "Jesus as the suffering servant." It is the oldest of the four gospels and written to Romans. Mark portrayed Jesus as the Suffering Servant which is the heart of Mark's Gospel. "For even the Son of Man did not come to be served, but to serve, and to give his life as a ransom for many."- Mark 10:45

Here, we can see the suffering servant, humility, and servant heart of Christ. Jesus is the perfect role model for the entire humanity to serve others without any interest. Just before the Crucifixion, Jesus washed the feet of all the disciples showing us the example of servanthood. Today, hardly people wash other's feet without profit. We know very well being God, Jesus made himself humbled and obedient to His Father in Heaven. He never compromised with the Word and never did His own will. There are thousands and thousands of ministers of God who called themselves as a servant but the question mark is, are we following His footsteps? Who is your role model? "We don't serve God to gain His acceptance; we are accepted so we serve God. we don't follow Him in order to be loved; we are loved so we follow him."- Neil T Anderson

As the Potter forms clay into vessels, some for honorable use and some for menial use, so God forms us to serve His purpose. Regardless of how our position in life may look to others, we are all formed to serve the Lord in some way or other. If God made you be a helper, then help with all your heart. If you enjoy cleaning houses for people, then do as if you are cleaning the Lord's house. There is great joy and happiness in serving God and His people. Do whatever the Lord puts in your heart to do and enjoy fulfilling your God-given purpose. Rick Warren Said, "Faithful servants never retire. You can retire from your career, but you will never retire from serving God." You are called to serve not to be served.

What is our take away: Live to serve God and serve like Christ!

God Bless You!