I have made myself a servant to all
“For though I am free from all, I have made myself a servant to all, that I might win more of them.” 1 Corinthians 9:19 (ESV)
Do you remember winning over your sweetheart? Perhaps you are still in that process of winning her/his heart. Part of that process of winning another’s heart is to demonstrate that you love them enough to give of yourself; that you care enough about her/him to set your own concerns aside for their sake. Paul speaks in this verse from Sunday’s (Feb. 8) Epistle, of making himself a servant to all that he might win their hearts. His concern is for those he is with and not for himself. He is confident already in his own justification. Now he is giving himself over that Christ’s love for them might be known in him. Paul makes himself a servant so that they would comprehend and believe in the Lord who was made servant for all. Paul sacrifices himself to be their servant so that he may win their love and in so doing display Christ’s love for them and win their love for Him.
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