John 13:1-17; Phil. 2: 1-8; 1 Peter 5:5-6 (Brian)  -  Jesus gives us an important key to living a fulfilled life, living an abundant life. The key to living a fulfilled life is to not focus on living a fulfilled life. That means not to focus on finding ways to be happy, to be fulfilled. It means to develop the attitude of a servant.

A servant is not cowardly, indecisive, weak-willed, or whatever other negative idea we may have. A servant is a person with a clear purpose for living, whose personal agenda is to lift up others, to love and care for the needs of another.=

Jesus, in the passage we just read, once-and-for-all elevated servanthood to a profound and purposeful level. When you serve, you follow the example of the Creator of the world. When you consider another person’s well-being ahead of your own, you follow the example of the Saviour of the world.

When you put your immediate desire for lifting up your own reputation, second to supporting and serving another, you follow the example of the Redeemer of all mankind.

The spiritual disciplines of submission and servanthood are the testing ground. They are the foot-on-the-ground, real life opportunities to apply what we gain through prayer and reading the Word.

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