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When we think of four letter words, we often think of expletives’ and cartoons that show symbols such as #%@& $ instead of words.
Pastor gave an illustration: A Pastor’s wife plopped into her chair and said, “I am so tired.” Her husband said, I am the one who should be tired, I held three services and preached 5 times today.” She said, “I am tired because it was my duty to listen to you through them all.”
A small boy was praying and telling God what
he wanted done, as if it was God’s duty to answer his prayers.
In a church we may be asked to serve on
committees, as it is our duty to do so.
We may not even be fitted for the job but we do our best feeling it is
our duty.
Actually the spiritual gifts as well as natural abilities should be
considered when selecting people to fill a position.
No one wants the position of being a
servant. There is a limit to our desires
and duty calls. We feel obligated to do
the right thing. There are demands for
every situation.
The reality is that the servant prepares,
serves and has no rest. He is not
thanked or given honor for a job well done. He does not expect praise and is considered
ordinary because it was his duty. He
does not expect a special honor luncheon or a five year pin.
We work hard in church activities, and we do show appreciation for our volunteers, as this is a management tool.
We all have a duty toward God. There is no vacation, or time off, and no
retirement. We are a Christian until the
day we return to Jesus. Really this is
the best life that there is.
We can never repay God for what he has
provided for us. Our desire is to hear
him say, “Well done thou Good and Faithful Servant.”
It is not actually out of DUTY that we serve
Jesus, but we use another four letter word and that is LOVE.
May we all report to Jesus for DUTY.
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5 comments:
Dear Hazel
Oh, I am sure you know what a delight it is to serve our Lord Jesus just because He is so worthy, filled with goodness and enveloping us in His Loving Embrace. He even calls us His brothers and sisters.
Blessings XX
Mia
I like the difference in the words. Duty like the loyalty of a soldier prepared for action is just right!
Beautiful lessons. Right now, I am down visiting with my parents for my once-a-month visit of a week to help my siblings with care-taking. My husband sometimes wonders how I can do it - and I tell him it's two things...Love and Duty.
And, in my opinion, when you love someone, you can't separate your sense of duty from that love.
GOD BLESS!
Good call, Hazel. It is love, not duty that drives us to do what only a heart of grace from our Father can achieve.
We do have duty to report to God, but hopefully it is a cheerful duty.
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