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<p>&quot;The Son of Man did not come to be served — but to serve, and to give His life as a ransom for many!&quot; Matthew 20:28 <br />
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The <em>art of photography</em> is now so perfect, that the whole picture of a large newspaper can be taken in miniature so small, as to be carried in a little pendant — and yet every letter and point be perfect.<br />
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Just so, <em>the whole life of Christ is photographed in one little phrase</em>, &quot;not to be served — but to serve.&quot;<br><br>
  He came not to be served; if this had been His aim — He would never have left heaven's glory, where He lacked nothing, where angels praised Him and ministered unto Him. He came to <em>serve</em>. He went about doing good. He altogether forgot Himself. He served all He met — who would receive His service. At last He gave His life in uttermost service — giving it as a sin-atoning sacrifice for others. He came not to be served — but to serve. <br />
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<strong>You say you want to be like Christ</strong>. You ask Him to <em>print His own image </em>on your heart. Here, then is the image! It is no vague dream of <em>perfection </em>that we are to think of — when we ask to be made like Christ. The <em>Catholic monks </em>thought that they were becoming like Christ — when they went into the wilderness, <em>away </em>from men, to live in cold cells. But that is not the what this picture suggests. &quot;To serve&quot; — that is the Christlike thing! Instead of fleeing away from the world — we are to live among men, to serve them, to seek to bless them, to do them good, to give our life for them!