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Serviteurs Et Amis De Dieu

Serviteurs Et Amis De Dieu

Avez-vous déjà lu le livre étonnant Servants or Friends? par A. Graham Maxwell ? Si ce n’est pas le cas, je le recommande vivement.

Je me souviens de l’avoir lu il y a plusieurs décennies et cela a eu un impact profond sur ma compréhension de Dieu, ouvrant mon esprit à de nouvelles idées et concepts qui m’ont aidé à Le connaître plus pleinement et à mieux comprendre Ses desseins et Ses méthodes.

Ceux qui suivent notre ministère savent que je compare constamment la différence entre les lois humaines imposées, les règles inventées qui exigent des punitions infligées – la manière légale de voir les choses – avec les lois de conception de Dieu, les protocoles sur lesquels le Créateur a construit la réalité pour fonctionner, comme les lois de la santé, la physique et les lois morales.

Ce qui m’a frappé récemment, c’est que même si Graham n’a jamais utilisé le langage spécifique de la loi imposée par rapport à la loi de conception, il a comparé les deux mêmes lois dans son livre et ses enseignements lorsqu’il a parlé de la différence entre les serviteurs et les amis. Dans une présentation intitulée Legal Problems Among Friends, Graham a déclaré : “Les serviteurs sont régis par la loi inscrite sur le mur. Les amis sont régis par la loi dans leur cœur et dans leur esprit” (minute 28:52).

Graham a décrit le serviteur comme celui qui ne comprend pas les affaires du maître, mais qui fait ce que le maître dit – et il obéit simplement pour ne pas avoir d’ennuis. C’est lui qui non seulement ne comprend pas le maître, mais qui s’en fiche même. Il veut juste être obéissant, suivre les choses à faire et à ne pas faire et éviter d’avoir des ennuis juridiques. C’est la mentalité de la loi imposée. “Quelles sont les règles? Que dois-je faire ? Qu’exige le maître ?”

Tandis que l’ami est celui qui entre en coopération compréhensive avec le maître. L’ami obéit aussi, mais il le fait par sentiment d’accord, de loyauté, de dévouement, d’amour et de confiance pour et envers le maître. Il s’agit de la loi de conception : comprendre comment et pourquoi les choses fonctionnent comme elles le font et coopérer intelligemment parce que nous sommes d’accord et préférons les méthodes et les manières du maître.

Je ne connais personne qui ait mieux comparé le rôle d’un serviteur à celui d’un ami que Graham. Il s’agit d’un excellent contraste entre la manière humaine de voir les choses, imposée par la loi, et de voir les choses de la manière de la loi de conception de Dieu.

Mais ce qui m’a frappé récemment, c’est que la compréhension du serviteur est la voie du monde, la façon dont l’humanité déchue pense, la voie de la loi imposée, gouvernant par des méthodes de pouvoir les royaumes de ce monde – et cela ne représente pas les vrais serviteurs de Dieu. On ne peut pas être un véritable et fidèle serviteur de Dieu, on ne peut pas accomplir la mission de notre maître céleste ou remplir Son appel, à moins d’être réellement son ami ! En d’autres termes, tous les serviteurs dignes de confiance de Dieu ne le sont que parce qu’ils sont réellement devenus Ses amis. Ces personnes connaissent réellement Dieu (Jean 17:3) et, par conséquent, connaissent Son caractère, Ses méthodes de loi de conception et Ses principes et ont été gagnées dans une amitié loyale avec Lui et peuvent ainsi dire de Lui ce qui est juste (Job 42:7). Cela n’est possible que lorsqu’ils ont rejeté les mensonges des lois imposées et ont adopté la vérité des lois de conception de Dieu, de telle sorte qu’ils ont cessé d’adorer une créature et sont revenus à l’adoration du Créateur.

Dans les Écritures, les véritables serviteurs de Dieu sont également appelés Ses prophètes :

En effet, le Seigneur, l’Éternel, ne fait rien sans avoir révélé son secret à ses serviteurs les prophètes. (Amos 3:7 S21, c’est moi qui souligne ; voir aussi 1 Rois 14:18 ; 2 Rois 9:7, 17:23, 21:10 ; Esdras 9:11 ; Jérémie 7:25, 25:4, 26:5, 29:19, 35:15 ; Daniel 9:10 ; Zacharie 1:6).

Les prophètes dignes de confiance de Dieu ne se limitent pas à ceux qui prédisent l’avenir, comme l’ont fait Daniel et Jean. Ce sont plutôt les porte-parole de Dieu, ceux qui sont les amis de Dieu, ceux qui connaissent Dieu personnellement et peuvent dire de Lui ce qui est juste ; ce sont eux qui vont vers les gens avec un message de Dieu, un message que seul un ami pourrait légitimement transmettre.

L’exemple le plus célèbre et le plus puissant d’un tel serviteur, prophète et porte-parole de Dieu, qui était en fait l’ami de Dieu, est peut-être Moïse :

L’Éternel parlait avec Moïse face à face, comme un homme parle à son ami. (Exode 33:11 S21).

Et Moïse fut appelé à plusieurs reprises serviteur de Dieu :

Lorsqu’il y aura parmi vous un prophète, c’est dans une vision que moi, l’Éternel, je me révélerai à lui, c’est dans un rêve que je lui parlerai. Ce n’est pas le cas avec mon serviteur Moïse. Il est fidèle dans toute ma maison. Je lui parle directement, je me révèle à lui sans énigmes et il voit une représentation de l’Éternel. Comment se fait-il que vous n’ayez pas eu peur de parler contre mon serviteur Moïse? (Nombres 12:6-8 S21, c’est moi qui souligne).

Moïse était un ami de Dieu, mais il était appelé Son serviteur parce que seul un véritable ami peut fournir le service que Dieu veut – et c’est le service de dire la vérité à Son sujet ! Le véritable service consiste à transmettre aux gens le message du caractère d’amour de Dieu. C’est l’œuvre que Dieu appelle un groupe spécial de Ses serviteurs de la fin des temps à accomplir pour Lui juste avant Sa seconde venue. (Voir mon blog Qui sont les 144 000 ?)

Certains pourraient tomber sur ce verset parce que Dieu oppose un “prophète” à son serviteur Moïse, mais ce verset met en contraste la différence entre ceux qui sont réellement les amis de Dieu et ceux qui ne le sont pas. Il y a des prophètes qui sont de véritables serviteurs de Dieu, qui disent la vérité à Son sujet, et qui ne peuvent le faire que parce qu’ils sont aussi Ses amis – des prophètes comme Moïse, les apôtres, Esaïe et d’autres. Mais il y a aussi des prophètes qui ne sont pas Ses vrais serviteurs, ni Ses amis, qui ne Le connaissent pas vraiment, et pourtant Dieu a quand même parlé à travers eux, comme Balaam et le roi Saül (Nombres 22 ; 1 Samuel 10:9-12). Seuls les amis dignes de confiance de Dieu, qui reçoivent Son sceau sur leur front, peuvent lui rendre le service qu’Il désire vraiment : Le révéler dans Sa véritable gloire, Sa lumière et Son caractère ; ainsi, seuls Ses vrais amis sont appelés Ses serviteurs.

C’est pourquoi Jésus dira à ses amis fidèles à la fin des temps : “C’est bien, bon et fidèle serviteur” (Matthieu 25:21 S21).

Car comme Job, ils auront dit de Dieu ce qui est juste !

 

 

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