Servant Warriors

"Whoever would be first among you, shall be your servant." (Matthew 20:27)
Jesus served His entire life, punctuating a lifetime of service by receiving a horrific beating and crucifixion by the very people He came to save. A servant doesn't take into a wrong suffered. A servant looks to good in others and doesn't dwell on the imperfections. Look at Jesus again. All the apostles abandoned Him at the cross, but the Great Servant didn't abandon them. He continued up Calvary to the end.
How many times have you served someone else, only to be abandoned during your time of need?
Last night Mike Mulligan came to my house after work and gave two hours of his expertise to help me. I needed help from Skip Banach for the "Evening of Prayer" and he readily gave it. I needed help from my son, Terance and readily he gave it. My wife, Adelaide, woke up just after midnight and began praying for "An Evening of Prayer." She's also fasting this week.
Peter Marshall wrote, "The measure of life is not in its duration, but its donation."
All the people above are servants of the Most High God. They are pushing back the darkness in their lives and in the lives of others, but their selfless acts of service. Warriors of the spirit, must first be willing to serve one another. No greater love has this, that a man lay down his life for another, over and over and over. Too often we think of the war movie where the man jumps on a hand grendade to save his squad and that's commendable. But think of the walk of love, when we turn the other cheek 7 times 70 each day. That's a true warrior of the spirit. And its not easy. My hope is that this column and my life inspires people to serve one another, just as Christ served us every day of His life and then carried His cross to Golgotha. That's the true definition of a Spirit Warrior.