Someone asked me once if I had a “Life Verse,” a verse of Scripture that has particular significance in life and often serves as a reason behind what we are and what we do in our Christian Walk. As I considered that, I realized that I don’t have a “Life Verse,” but I do have six “Life Verses” that immediately come to mind that have set my attitude boundaries in my pursuit of God.
The first verse is a strange one found in Luke 17:7-10. In this parable, Jesus speaks of our service. He teaches about obedience and about doing our duty. He teaches us that unlike the ways of this world, we are to do our duty without expectation of praise or rewards.
“When a servant comes in from plowing or taking care of sheep, does his master say, ‘Come in and eat with me’? No, he says, ‘Prepare my meal, put on your apron, and serve me while I eat. Then you can eat later.’ And does the master thank the servant for doing what he was told to do? Of course not. In the same way, when you obey me you should say, ‘We are unworthy servants who have simply done our duty.’” [NLT]
“In the same way, when you obey me you should say, ‘We are unworthy servants who have simply done our duty.’”
God is not my servant, I am His. He is Creator. When I serve Him, I am to do so simply because that is what a servant does. I serve not from an expectation that God now owes me something … but from the realization that I owe Him everything!
