Picture of a true Servant

Scripture:

II Samuel 15:21  "But Ittai replied to the king, 'As surely as the Lord lives, and as my lord the king lives, wherever my lord the king may be, whether it means life or death, there will your servant be'".

Observation:

David was leaving the place of his kingship and departing into the wilderness because Absalom was coming to take over being king.  David told Ittai to go back to his people and be safe, but Ittai replied with the verse above.  Ittai was committed to his leader in life, death, or anything else.  He served David in life and was fully willing to serve him in death.  He served him in the good times of being king and he was willing to serve him when things went really bad.

Application:

Sometimes in life, our leaders make bad decisions and do things that will affect us.  A true servant walks with his leader in good times and in bad times, when it blesses him and when it's going to cost him something.  I need to be a true servant of the Lord and those I serve.  One who is when it is good and who is in when things are bad.

Prayer:

Father, make me a servant who is "all in".  Help me to be a person of resolved and to serve when it is convenient and when it is not.  Teach me to live a life that exemplifies true servanthood when it is going great and when it hurts.

Yours Forever,

Jeff