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Serving Others

Our Duty

Posted on June 8, 2010 at 1:05pm. 1 Comment

I was reading Luke Chapter 17 this morning and a couple of verses that I’m sure I’ve read many times seemed to stare me in the face.  I think they carried extra weight because it sunk in that these were the words of Jesus.

Luke 17:9-10

9 Would he thank the servant because he did what he was told to do? 10 So you also, when you have done everything you were told to do, should say, ‘We are unworthy servants; we have only done our duty.’

Serving others, at least for me, can become a prideful venture, but here Jesus teaches that serving others is simply doing our duty.  We are called to serve. 

It’s an expectation for all believers.  I hope and pray I can keep these verses close to me, especially when I start expecting a “Thank you” for some nice thing I’ve done for someone.  I know that time will come too soon.

God Bless,
RJ

Reader Comments

  1. Rus 06/09/2010, 8:08am

    Thanks for this RJ.  I can definitely fall into the same trap.

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