Bond Servant of Christ, Part 2
Bond Servant of Christ, Part 2
If your slave says to you, “I don’t want to leave you,” because he loves you and your family, and is well off with you, take an awl and pierce through his ear into the door, and he will become your slave for life. (Deut. 15:16–17)
God Is Sovereign
In the psalms, we often see David and others pouring out their confusion, hurt, and even anger toward God. And while God appears to accept this, He still doesn’t always choose to explain His actions. A second characteristic of a bond servant is this: Your Master is not obligated to justify or explain what He does.
God is sovereign. He has the right to do what He wants to do with His creation. Ever hear someone say, “When I get to heaven, God’s going to have to explain that one to me”? Don’t count on it! Besides, you probably won’t care anymore at that point.
God Works for Our Good
A bond servant doesn’t see the big picture as the Master does. But once we realize God can be trusted, we understand that we have it better with Him as the Master than with anyone else—including ourselves!
In biblical times the ear symbolized obedience, for it was the organ by which one heard his master’s voice. The master would drive an awl through the slave’s earlobe into the door as a symbol of permanent relationship. The servant would then have a reminder for life that he belonged to his master and was to hearken to his voice, even if he didn’t always understand or agree with all of his master’s plans. We’re meant to have the same attitude.
Bottom Line
Would you rather be a slave of your own desires or a slave of Christ?