The 12th Song of Christmas
Servant Song
Lord, make me a servant, Lord, make me like You;
For You are a servant, make me one, too.
Lord, make me a servant, do what You must do
To make me a servant, make me like You.
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Not your traditional Christmas song; in fact, some may not call it a Christmas song at all. But I challenge you to read the words of the song again…go ahead, I can wait…there, do you see it now? “Servant”! That is what Jesus was. That is why Jesus came. That is what we are called to do! After all, isn’t that what Christmas is all about? During this season, the world celebrates the birth of our Lord and Savior, Jesus the Christ, the Son of God. We read the accounts of Matthew and Luke and we marvel at the power of the miracles, the blind obedience of Mary and Joseph, the awe and excitement of the shepherds, the perseverance of the Magi, and the uniqueness of God’s plan. We shake our heads and analyze the fact that the King of Kings was born in a stable, not a palace, that His birth was announced to lowly shepherds, not rulers and ambassadors, and that he grew up a simple carpenter.
But the true meaning of Christmas can also be found in the pages of Philippians.
Lord, make me a servant, Lord, make me like You;
For You are a servant, make me one, too.
Lord, make me a servant, do what You must do
To make me a servant, make me like You.
_________________________________________
Not your traditional Christmas song; in fact, some may not call it a Christmas song at all. But I challenge you to read the words of the song again…go ahead, I can wait…there, do you see it now? “Servant”! That is what Jesus was. That is why Jesus came. That is what we are called to do! After all, isn’t that what Christmas is all about? During this season, the world celebrates the birth of our Lord and Savior, Jesus the Christ, the Son of God. We read the accounts of Matthew and Luke and we marvel at the power of the miracles, the blind obedience of Mary and Joseph, the awe and excitement of the shepherds, the perseverance of the Magi, and the uniqueness of God’s plan. We shake our heads and analyze the fact that the King of Kings was born in a stable, not a palace, that His birth was announced to lowly shepherds, not rulers and ambassadors, and that he grew up a simple carpenter.
But the true meaning of Christmas can also be found in the pages of Philippians.
Your attitude should be the same as that of Christ Jesus: Who, being in very nature God, did not consider equality with God something to be grasped, but made Himself nothing, taking the very nature of a servant, being made in human likeness. And being found in appearance as a man, He humbled Himself and became obedient to death- even death on a cross! Therefore God exalted Him to the highest place and gave Him the name that is above every name, that at the name of Jesus every knee should bow, in heaven and on earth and under the earth, and every tongue confess that Jesus Christ is Lord, to the glory of God the Father. Philippians 2:5-11
There it is again – the complete Christmas story! Jesus left His heavenly glory and made Himself nothing, born as a human - as a servant - only to live His life in obedience so that He could be scorned and crucified along with common thieves. He loved us so much that He gave up His very life so that we might live, free of condemnation, forever in the presence of the God.
If He did all this for us, the words of the Servant Song should be tattooed upon our hearts. You see, Christmas is not about the presents, the carols, the trees or the lights. It is not really about the Christ child, but about Christ the servant. It is not about what we get, but what we give – ourselves. Each day we should yield ourselves to the Lord to be molded and shaped into the image of our servant savior, Jesus.
Merry Christmas!
If He did all this for us, the words of the Servant Song should be tattooed upon our hearts. You see, Christmas is not about the presents, the carols, the trees or the lights. It is not really about the Christ child, but about Christ the servant. It is not about what we get, but what we give – ourselves. Each day we should yield ourselves to the Lord to be molded and shaped into the image of our servant savior, Jesus.
Merry Christmas!
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