Servant or Son

The Bible is filled with servants

A servant is++one who serves another++a helper++Minister++An employee

Only a few were called Servants of God.

Moses

1 Chronicles 6:49 KJV 1900

But Aaron and his sons offered upon the altar of the burnt offering, and on the altar of incense, and were appointed for all the work of the place most holy, and to make an atonement for Israel, according to all that Moses the servant of God had commanded.

2 Chronicles 24:9 KJV 1900

And they made a proclamation through Judah and Jerusalem, to bring in to the LORD the collection that Moses the servant of God laid upon Israel in the wilderness.

Nehemiah 10:29 KJV 1900

They clave to their brethren, their nobles, and entered into a curse, and into an oath, to walk in God’s law, which was given by Moses the servant of God, and to observe and do all the commandments of the LORD our Lord, and his judgments and his statutes;

Daniel 9:11 KJV 1900

Yea, all Israel have transgressed thy law, even by departing, that they might not obey thy voice; therefore the curse is poured upon us, and the oath that is written in the law of Moses the servant of God, because we have sinned against him.

Joshua 1:1–2 KJV 1900

NOW after the death of Moses the servant of the LORD it came to pass, that the LORD spake unto Joshua the son of Nun, Moses’ minister, saying, Moses my servant is dead; now therefore arise, go over this Jordan, thou, and all this people, unto the land which I do give to them, even to the children of Israel.

Paul

Titus 1:1 KJV 1900

PAUL, a servant of God, and an apostle of Jesus Christ, according to the faith of God’s elect, and the acknowledging of the truth which is after godliness;

James

James 1:1 KJV 1900

JAMES, a servant of God and of the Lord Jesus Christ, to the twelve tribes which are scattered abroad, greeting.

Peter tell us to live as the servants of the Lord

1 Peter 2:16 KJV 1900

As free, and not using your liberty for a cloke of maliciousness, but as the servants of God.

There is a higher calling

Sonship Demonstrates God's Love

1 John 3:1 KJV 1900

Behold, what manner of love the Father hath bestowed upon us, that we should be called the sons of God: therefore the world knoweth us not, because it knew him not.

Sonship Declares our Position

1 John 3:2 KJV 1900

Beloved, now are we the sons of God, and it doth not yet appear what we shall be: but we know that, when he shall appear, we shall be like him; for we shall see him as he is.

Sonship Declares God's Power

John 1:12 KJV 1900

But as many as received him, to them gave he power to become the sons of God, even to them that believe on his name:

Sonship is a worthy place.

Luke 15:19 KJV 1900

And am no more worthy to be called thy son: make me as one of thy hired servants.

We servants by agreement, We are sons by covenant

John 3:16–17 KJV 1900

For God so loved the world, that he gave his only begotten Son, that whosoever believeth in him should not perish, but have everlasting life. For God sent not his Son into the world to condemn the world; but that the world through him might be saved.

Romans 8:16 KJV 1900

The Spirit itself beareth witness with our spirit, that we are the children of God:

God is calling his servants to sonship

Sonship by Birth

Sonship by Covenant

Adoptions

Romans 8:15 KJV 1900

For ye have not received the spirit of bondage again to fear; but ye have received the Spirit of adoption, whereby we cry, Abba, Father.