Now Is the Day of Salvation (2 Cor. 5:18-6:13)

[Sung Psalm: 23]

In 2 Corinthians 6, Paul will speak of himself and his colleagues as “servants” of God. Yes, Jesus is the Servant of the LORD – and Paul will use Isaiah 53 to speak of what Jesus did for us – Jesus is the innocent suffering servant – who became sin for us, so that we might become (in him) the righteousness of God. And because Jesus is the Servant of the LORD therefore those who are called to be servants of God in the ministry of reconciliation must exhibit the characteristics of the suffering servant.

Chris Wisdom has said this really well:

“Grounded in God’s redemptive grace accomplished in Christ selfish sinners are now graciously invited into union with Him in a new status, a new spirituality, and a new service, following Him into this ministry of fruitful servant leadership in the way of humility, submission, obedience, suffering, and hope.

In this way, Christian servant leaders follow Jesus the Messianic Servant Leader through all these steps of humiliation in the sure hope that God will fully and finally exalt His image in them with Christ, all by God’s grace and only for God’s glory.”