Psalm 116:16 O LORD, truly I am your servant; I am your servant, and the son of your handmaid: you have loosed my bonds. I. THE DIVINE SERVANT. He should be — 1. A voluntary one, willing in every sense of the word to do the bidding of his Master, even when it is opposed to the wishes of men. 2. Earnest. 3. Unselfish. 4. Humble. 5. Inspired by the Holy Spirit, who dwells within him. II. DIVINE SERVICE. Cathedrals and chapels may be likened to spiritual stables, where divine servants are born and fed and rested; but our workshops, our families, our school-rooms, our editorial chairs are the places where we should do our divine service. (W. Birch.) Parallel Verses KJV: O LORD, truly I am thy servant; I am thy servant, and the son of thine handmaid: thou hast loosed my bonds. |
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