What is our motivation for service? I have often heard it said that one of our goals is that some day we will get to hear Jesus say, “Well done thou good and faithful servant.” Some are motivated by the crowns we will get to casts at Jesus’ feet. Some may be motivated by the praise of men and to hear their applause.
Yet, what does Jesus say about service? In this parable Jesus talks about a servant coming in from the fields after a hard days work. Does that servant expect his dinner to be laid out for him? No, he knows that he still has a meal to prepare. He is a servant, he knows that he has a job to do and does it because that is what he does.
So it is for us. Lest we think we are something special in our service let us see what Jesus said here. “When you have done all that is commanded say, ‘we are unprofitable servants, we have done our duty.’”
That’s what it is all about – we just do our jobs. No glitz, no glamour, no fanfare. Let’s just do our duty and leave the rest up to Him.
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