Thursday November 13, 2025 - Servant, Servant of God, Man of Sorrows

  Chapter 24: Servant, Servant of God, Man of Sorrows Day 5

Praying the Name:

John 13:12-17 - So when He had washed their feet, taken His garments, and sat down again, He said to them, “Do you [a]know what I have done to you? 13 You call Me Teacher and Lord, and you say well, for so I am. 14 If I then, your Lord and Teacher, have washed your feet, you also ought to wash one another’s feet. 15 For I have given you an example, that you should do as I have done to you. 16 Most assuredly, I say to you, a servant is not greater than his master; nor is he who is sent greater than he who sent him. 17 If you know these things, blessed are you if you do them.

Lord, 

    I praise You for sending Jesus to show us how to live, to give us an example of Your life on earth that we might stand with you and show others the true way to be one of Your followers. I praise You for always leading with Your life for us to see. 

    Thank You for those who have been servants to me, that have given me a new lease on life and bless them for all that stands in their lives. I thank You for who I am now and all the pieces that You put together over the years with those who loved me beyond what they normally could have and showed me what a servant was to You. 

    I am sorry that I am not able to be a good servant, I think it is because of my psychopathic way of living but I am not a good servant for You. I pray that I am sorry that I missed time to serve, but that I will have the desire to learn to be servant to others. I guess I did serve those who I loved for a time, but it was to gain and not just to serve. Life was so different before bipolar medication. 

    Please give me the heart of a servant, that I can be someone who helps out and does things for others without being asked. Someone who loves and walks right for others and helps them as well. I want to be a good servant like You I just do not have the ability in my selfishness to do that anymore. 

    Give me the grace to make sure that I know that small things that seem to trivial can mean great things to others, help me to be willing to do the small things in this life and bless others with the love that you have given us Lord. 

    Help me to see what I can do that will be a lasting impact on this world even if it is just a small thing in my mind help it to be a great thing to someone else. 

    Thank You for Your love, 

In Jesus Name

    Amen 

        

    Do you ever question your purpose in life? As a zealous young Christian, I used to wonder what I could do to make the most impact what single thing, what career or ministry would enable me to make the greatest contribution to the kingdom of God. That question, full of youthful ambition recycled itself in my mind off and on for many years. Finally an answer occurred to me that took me completely by surprise, it was simple, unspectacular but true it did not involve giving up all my worldly possessions, nor did it mean moving to the inner city to help the poor good as that might be, in fact it required no drastic change in terms of what I had been doing. I began to realize that the secret of fulfilling God's purpose for my life resided not so much in what I did as in how I did it. It did not matter if God gave me a large role or a tiny one I could still have impact if I could learn to do one thing to love people in whatever circumstance I found myself. Why? Because love lasts, because love never fails, because love does not envy and it never boasts, it is neither proud or rude love is not easily angered and it keeps no record of wrongs, love always protects, always trusts, always hopes, love never gives up. God is love, love in fact is the hardest most powerful thing in the world. Whether driving a child to school, leading the church, cleaning a bathroom, heading up a multi-national corporation or washing feet, love is the secret to making a lasting impact. 

    To be truthful I would have found it easier to move to a third world country. to live among the poor then to try to make God's love present within my family, my neighborhood, and my church. Even now after years of knowing the Lord I am aware of the meagerness of my efforts, of how tainted they are by selfishness. 

    Speaking of how difficult it can be at times to love others, Mother Teresa once remarked "I found the paradox, if I love until it hurts, then there is no hurt only more love". This remarkable woman knew the power of loving in simple practical ways. Some of my sisters work in Australia, on the reservation of Aboriginals there was an elderly man I can assure you that you have never seen a situation as difficult as that poor old mans. He was completely ignored by everyone, his home was disordered and dirty. I told him please let me clean your house, wash your clothes and make your bed. He answered, I am ok like this, let it be. I said again you will be still better if you will allow me to do it. He finally agreed, So I was able to clean his house and wash his clothes, I discovered a beautiful lamp covered with dust. Only God know how many years had past since he last lit it. I said to him, do you not light your lamp, do you not ever use it? He answered No, no one comes to see me, I have no need to light it who would I light it for?  I asked, would you light it every night if the sisters came? He replied of course, From that day on the sisters committed to visit him every evening we cleaned the lamp and the sisters would light it every evening. Two years past, I had completely forgotten that man, he sent me a message, tell  my friend that the light she lit in my life continues to shine still. I thought that it was a very small thing, we often neglect small things.