WHERE I AM, THERE SHALL MY SERVANT BE TEXT: John 12:26
A Jot from John
Who are those who stand with Christ?
Negative replies:
(a) Not the hypocrite. His heart is far from the Lord. (Mark 7:6.)
(b) Not the coward. He follows “afar off.” (Matthew 26:58.)
(c) Not the prodigal. He is in a “far country.” (Luke 15:13.)
(d) Not the neutral. He is against Christ. (Matthew 12:30.)
(e) Not the deserter. He works no more with the Lord. (John 6:66.)
2. Positive replies:
(a) The worker who works with God, stands with Christ. (2 Corinthians 6:1.)
(b) The servant who is yoked with Jesus, stands with him. (Matthew 11:29-30.)
(c) Those who watch with Christ, stand with him. (Mark 14:34.)
(d) Those who suffer with him, stand with him. (Romans 8:17.)
(e) The “called, and chosen, and faithful,” overcome “with him.” (Revelation 17:14.)
What are the Lord’s requirements for this companionship?
We must die with our Lord, to be with him. (Romans 6:8.)
We must deny ourselves, to follow him. (Matthew 16:24.)
We must be buried with him, to be with him. (Romans 6:4, Colossians 2:12.)
We must be raised with him through faith in the operation of God, to be with him. (Colossians 2:12; Romans 6:4.)
We must be in Christ, to be with him. (2 Corinthians 5:17.)
We must stand with Christ, to be with him. (Luke 11:23.)
We must reign with Christ, to be with him. (2 Timothy 2:12; Romans 5:17.)
Onward Rejoicing, John B. Daniels, Associate Minister
