Obadiah
The shortest book in the Old Testament is written by a man whose name simply means “servant of Jehovah”. By name by nature. He comes into the story of a bigger picture, serves His God by obediently saying what He was told to say, then leaves. He is not there for the limelight, not there to create a name for himself, it’s not about him but about his God.
Servants do not think they are beyond failure, v3. They realise there is only who is all-powerful and they lean on Him not their own strength.
Servants do not plot against others nor carry out the schemes to harm. They lift up not bring down, v10,
Servants get involved. They do not distance themselves from injustice. They get involved with those who suffer and experience loss, v11.
Servants do not gloat. They do not look down on those less fortunate, those who suffer with the attitude that they deserved it in someway, v12.
Servants are not opportunists waiting to pounce on the misfortune of others in order to better their own lives. They do not live for themselves but for others, v13,14.
Oh that we had more servants of God.
Missions Paul 