Tuesday, January 8
slúžit' (to serve)
I was reading in Luke chapter 17 this morning and came across this passage: "He does not thank the slave because he did the things which were commanded, does he? So you too, when you do all the things which are commanded you, say, 'We are unworthy slaves; we have done only that which we ought to have done." This really struck me because in the past few months I think I have become expectant of God. I often times find myself expecting Him to bless me because of what I am doing here. I think I somehow deserve His blessing and good hand upon me. But then God reminds me that I am merely doing what I have been commanded to do as a bondservant of Christ. And the reality is that I should count it a blessing just to be a slave for Christ. So I want to encourage you to rethink the way you view your "work" for the Lord. Are you doing it with a wrongly expectant heart? Because if you are, God is not hesitant to alter your view. Let me encourage you to return to the Lord and thank Him for the privilege it is to serve Him, and to maintain a pure heart admist it all.
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I know what you mean. I think about this a lot in terms of my humility. For me, that expectancy finds its roots in pride. I'm continually struck by the innate need for humility in the Christian life and how backwards it seems when we strive for it. That statement almost doesn't make sense, but what I mean to say, is when we "force" the hand of God. That humility is obtained (in my head) in saying "do whatever" to God instead of "i want to be humble now," which I feel is what we often say (with good intention). But the very act nullifies the wish in so many ways... it gets me thinking in circles and I still miss the point; but similar thoughts you expressed have struck me as well.
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