7-10 “Suppose one of you has a servant who comes in from plowing the field or tending the sheep. Would you take his coat, set the table, and say, ‘Sit down and eat’? Wouldn’t you be more likely to say, ‘Prepare dinner; change your clothes and wait table for me until I’ve finished my coffee; then go to the kitchen and have your supper’? Does the servant get special thanks for doing what’s expected of him? It’s the same with you. When you’ve done everything expected of you, be matter-of-fact and say, ‘The work is done. What we were told to do, we did.’”
When we have done every thing we can do we have only done our duty, and even then we are not worthy to be called children of God. We are never good enough to be worthy of that! For it is ALWAYS by grace that we are saved…become worthy of being called children of God!
It is our duty to do what God calls us to do - to forgive as we have been forgiven! Too love as we have been loved. To be a blessing as we have been blessed. And we are reminded today that we are also to be a servant, not a celebrity!
That is, to live by grace, and not keep score. When we have done everything expected of us, and maybe even more, we are only doing what a servant is called to do - and the thanks we receive is in the doing. No big deal. No praise to inflate our ego. Just a job well done, and something of God’s grace at work through us. What an awesome joy that is! The joy of being a servant!
“He (Jesus) sat down and
summoned the Twelve.
‘So you want first place?
Then take the last place.
Be the servant of all.’”
Mark 9:35
Prayer thought for the week: “Lord, help me be a servant who isn’t caught up in keeping score or getting credit.”
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