An Unworthy Servant

Luke 17:10
10So you also, when you have done everything you were told to do, should say, 'We are unworthy servants; we have only done our duty.'

Jesus had a frank conversation with the disciples regarding duty. He used the parable of a slave and his master. The slave would not ask for a reward for doing something he was told to do. But many of us look for a reward when we are doing what the Lord told us to do. As Jesus said, we must count it our duty. To be a servant of the Lord is a great privilege as Jesus points out. But many of us think we're doing Him a favor. The Lord doesn't need us but He wants us. Need and want are two different things. He can raise up a rock to do His bidding if necessary. The Lord doesn't have to tell us to do anything but out of His love for us, He desires to see us grow. He desires to see us walk to the next level of faith in Him. He desires the best for us. So doing so may mean simply doing what He says to do no matter what the outcome. But more importantly, it's time we change our mindset. It is the Lord who continues to shower grace and mercy upon us when by right, none of us should be alive. When the Lord tells you to do something, are you looking for a reward or do you see it as a privilege to serve? Better yet, have you done what He said to do? If you don't, He can raise up someone else and you can miss whatever growth and faith builder He has for you. Count yourself an unworthy servant but by grace and mercy.