+DEV+ To Serve the King

Date: February 26, 2013 11:12 PM
Topic: +DEV+  To Serve the King

To Serve the King

"Behold, as the eyes of servants look unto the hand of their masters, and as the eyes of a maiden unto the hand of her mistress; so our eyes wait upon the Lord our God..." (Psalm 123:2, KJV)
Scripture Focus: Luke 19:11-26

If we wish to serve a king, we must fix our eyes on him to make sure we know what he requires. In Jesus' parable of the talents, the good servants honored the master and served him in the way he wanted. They were productive because they looked to him and his wishes, ignoring their own feelings of inadequacy and any fears that things might go wrong. They trusted the king when he came again to be just in his reward. However, the wicked servant was so transfixed by unloving thoughts about his master and by his own fear that he was totally unproductive.

So must we look away from all the noise that goes on in our own minds and turn away from fears of all kinds. Fears, perhaps, that our sinfulness disqualifies us from serving; fears that we will experience disappointment and frustration; fears of inadequacy and of being unfit to do the King's work. Instead, let us look only to the master of our lives, our King who came to us lowly and unadorned in a cattle stall, and serve Him on bended knee.

Insight:  "Perhaps you would have grown in grace far more if you had used what God has given you and forgotten about yourself." (Andrew Bonar, Scottish pastor)




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