Deuteronomy 23-25, Luke 16: 19-31, Luke 17: 1-10, Psalm 59:
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Luke 17: 10 (ESV)
“So you also, when you have done all that you were
commanded, say, ‘We are unworthy servants; we have only done what was our
duty.’”
I was listening to a bible commentary on verse 10 from Luke
17 which said that we will never be able to put God in debt to us because anything
we do for him is such a small repayment for his work in our life. The pastor said
even if one were to give up their life, it would still not be payment enough
for everything God has done for us. If we were to truly realize how much God has
done for us, we would want to serve him out of gratitude. In fact, we would see
it as a privilege of being allowed to serve God.
To be honest, I had never thought of my service to God in
this way. I am one of those people who constantly complain about how much God
wants me to do, and I’m just talking about the laws. I feel like Holy Spirit has
been encouraging me to eat kosher style because of my food allergies. I had no idea
how hard it was to stop eating dairy and meat products together until I started
doing it. I am still bemoaning the loss of eating a “normal” pizza, because
according to Kosher dietary rules I can now only eat cheese or vegetarian
pizza. But since my food allergy reactions have subsided, I know that eating
Kosher style is probably a good way of eating for me and Holy Spirit was right as
usual. There is that part of me that is still very independent and resentful of
having to follow God’s laws, even if they are good for me. But perhaps the
pastor is right. If I think about all the miracles God has performed in my
life, I know that I would never be able to repay him for his mercy and generosity
through my obedience and service to him.
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