Post by Woody Williams on Oct 7, 2007 6:47:28 GMT -5
Text for the Day -- Luke 17:7-10
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"Who among you would say to your slave who has just come in from
plowing or tending sheep in the field, 'Come here at once and take
your place at the table'? Would you not rather say to him, 'Prepare
supper for me, put on your apron and serve me while I eat and drink;
later you may eat and drink'? Do you thank the slave for doing what
was commanded? So you also, when you have done all that you were
ordered to do, say, 'We are worthless slaves; we have done only what
we ought to have done!'"
Devotional
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In our relationship with God we are called to obedience to serve
God's will in the world. To do what we are called to do does not
deserve some special reward or recognition. It is merely a completion
of what is expected. This seems to be a particular problem in our
time. People are looking for some special reward for just doing what
they are supposed to be doing.
Prayer
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Help me live my life out of gratitude, Lord, and not out of a sense
of being owed something. Amen
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"Who among you would say to your slave who has just come in from
plowing or tending sheep in the field, 'Come here at once and take
your place at the table'? Would you not rather say to him, 'Prepare
supper for me, put on your apron and serve me while I eat and drink;
later you may eat and drink'? Do you thank the slave for doing what
was commanded? So you also, when you have done all that you were
ordered to do, say, 'We are worthless slaves; we have done only what
we ought to have done!'"
Devotional
----------
In our relationship with God we are called to obedience to serve
God's will in the world. To do what we are called to do does not
deserve some special reward or recognition. It is merely a completion
of what is expected. This seems to be a particular problem in our
time. People are looking for some special reward for just doing what
they are supposed to be doing.
Prayer
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Help me live my life out of gratitude, Lord, and not out of a sense
of being owed something. Amen