We
Are Unworthy
Servants
Who
Have Simply Done Our Duty
Scripture
Luke
17
7 “When a
servant comes in from plowing or taking care of sheep, does his
master say, ‘Come in and eat with me’?
8 No, he says,
‘Prepare my meal, put on your apron, and serve me while I eat. Then
you can eat later.’
10 In the same
way, when you obey me you should say, ‘We are unworthy servants who
have simply done our duty.’”
Observation
If
you and I are always looking for someone around us to take notice of
us and praise us for some good deed that we have done … we will be
very disappointed!
I
am the first to admit that all of us like recognition and it feels
good to be recognized and appreciated, but what we should and must
strive for is to have a “servant heart”, serving people because
of who we are in Christ and not because of anything else!
It
is a choice and it is a choice we must make every single day!
We
are to serve an audience of ONE!
Philippians
2:3-8
“Don’t
be selfish; don’t try to impress others. Be humble, thinking of
others as better than yourselves. Don’t look out only for your own
interests, but take an interest in others, too. You must have the
same attitude that Christ Jesus had.
Though he was God, he did not think of equality with God as something
to cling to. Instead, he gave up his divine privileges; he took the
humble position of a slave and was born as a human being. When he
appeared in human form, he humbled himself in obedience to God and
died a criminal’s death on a cross.”
Application
I
will ask the Lord to give me a “Servant Heart” today. How about
you?
Prayer
Heavenly
Father, show me how to live out this day in a way that pleases You.
Help me to focus on the needs of others rather than focusing on
myself. Give me Your heart for those around me. May my motivation for
what I do today come from You. You are worthy of all praise! You are
King of Kings and Lord of Lords. Nothing is too hard for You!
Daily
Bible Reading: Esther 1,2; Psalms 150; Luke 17
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