servanthood

This is Jesus talking to His disciples...



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.'

9 And does the master thank the servant for doing what he was told to do? 

Of course not.

10 In the same way, when you obey me you should say, 

'We are unworthy servants who have simply done our duty.'"



In the past 7 1/2 years I have come to understand some basic truths about being a servant.

It bears little resemblance to what we are constantly told by others as to what servanthood looks like.

It's not glamorous.

It's not guaranteed success.

It has nothing to do with "the American Dream".

And a lot of the time the simple answers are seldom given as to the questions of who, what, where, when, or how.

Servants serve.

They are seldom in command.

And many times the results of our service won't be revealed until we "all get to heaven".


I've become suspicious of someone who loves to frequently, sanguinely, & wistfully say, "all I want to be is a servant of the Lord."

Usually that means they've never been one.

Just saying...