God's Humble Servants

"Activate yourself to duty by remembering your position, who you are, and what you have obliged yourself to be." - Thomas a Kempis

Many are under the misconception that if they do something, say, a "good" act towards another person, that Christ owes them in some way. In other words, for each "good" deed I do, Jesus Christ owes me something "good" in return.

I couldn't say where this line of thought originated, but it isn't true at all. In fact, this view of our relationship with Christ can cause some to get the wrong idea. First, and foremost, anything that you or I do in the service of Christ must be done humbly, and without expectation of a payout.

The notion of being able to gain some measure of favor from Him by our deeds is, both, flawed and misguided. You see, we are God's servants, not the other way around. And as such, it is our duty to do all that we can to honor Him.

There are a lot of good Christians who fall prey to the belief (perhaps through bad teaching), that God is our little reward machine who sits and waits for us to call in our debts as we need them. I can tell you right now that this will never happen.

Look at it this way. God doesn't gain anything by what we do for Him. Frankly, He really doesn't need anything from us at all. Therefore, he doesn't owe us anything in return. Our Father in Heaven is perfectly fine without us; on the other hand, we are in serious trouble without Him.

Unbelievably, some doubting believers hold back giving Jesus Christ the glory of his love because they say they haven't received any benefits from it. Needless to say, this is totally unsatisfactory. We as Christians should always let Christ have the glory in everything.

There aren't any good works that we could possibly do to merit, or be deserving of anything from Him. And even though we might do more than others for Christ, it is simply our duty to do so. The best servants of Christ, even when they provide the best service, must humbly take this to heart.

We are God's servants. And it is up to us to serve Him to the best of our capabilities. Whether or not, God decides to reward us, in His mercy and grace,  It is His decision, and His alone.

Scripture: 1 Samuel 12:24; Romans 12:1;  Deuteronomy 13:4; Colossians 3:17; 1 Timothy 1:12

Prayer: Dear Lord, help me to stay strong and faithful in Your name; and may I always serve You humbly in love and with thankfulness. Amen

May God bless you always,

Bibi