Like an Ox

We had a great convocation speaker today, I'll have to look up what his name was haha, but he went through a really cool leadership principle. He mentioned the 4-faced creatures of Ezekiel 1 which have the face of an ox, man, lion, and eagle [weird, yes, and to be honest I never thought too much about the significance of each face.] He talked about how each one of the specific faces can be applied to how we should respond and serve as Christians.

The 4-faced creatures are, according to Matthew Henry's Commentary, angels. Which obviously are about the business of serving God. These four faces actually represent how the angels served God, which of course we can practice ourselves.

The first face was an ox, which is often likened to being a servant. This was obviously displayed in the life of Jesus when he was here on earth. Especially in washing the disciples feet in the garment of a 1st century slave, a fact that the disciples would certainly have picked up on. If Christ was a slave to all, how much more should we be active in seeking selfless, ox-inspired, service?