I found today’s reading in Luke 16:19-17:10 so challenging. But it felt like a relay race……how do I treat the poor right in front of me?
Then, “If they won’t listen to Moses and the prophets, they won’t listen even if someone rises from the dead.” Ouch Lord, give me ears to hear.
And as always forgiving again, and again, and again. I’m glad that faith the size of a mustard seed can accomplish much in God’s kingdom, because I need it to keep forgiving!
Then right at the end of today’s reading it was summed up for me. It doesn’t matter, who gets what credit, who sins the worse, but what matters is our heart to obey Jesus words, and then the simple response. “We are unworthy servants who have simply done our duty.”
Lord, by the power of your Spirit help us to simply do our duty.
~Sherri
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April 15, 2008 at 2:25 pm
Becky
The phrase ~ “the kingdom of God is like a mustard seed” has come up a couple of times. It’s also been in the Outflow book, which encourages us to generously sow “small seeds with great love”. I think it goes back to less of us and more of Him… it’s not about us anyway. We are the clay pots, He is the exceeding great treasure. And it all happens in the ordinary stuff of life… nothing hyper spiritual, but the regular, daily things.