What is a Faithful Servant of Christ?

How are we to fulfill our calling to joyfully serve Christ while at the same time knowing He personally has not come to be served by us? How does this work? Here it is, we have to get this: being a servant of Christ is embracing the truth that Christ has given you unique gifts to be used, not to directly turn around and serve Him, but to serve other people with them. God pours gifts into your life to be poured into the lives of others. This is your calling as a servant of Christ, managing what God has entrusted to you for the benefit of others for the glory of God. This command must interrupt your life with servanthood.

Jesus ends His parable in Luke 12:45–48, telling us that while our servant deeds unto others do not determine salvation, they absolutely demonstrate our salvation, and they will be made known at the judgment seat of Christ. Each of us as servants of Christ will be judged concerning how faithful we have been individually in serving others corporately (2 Cor. 5:10-11). This judgment will not be unto condemnation, but for God’s greater glory and our reward according to how we have served Christ by serving others.