Made in His Image

Luke 12:35–38.

Be dressed for action and have your lamps lit; be like those who are waiting for their master to return from the wedding banquet, so that they may open the door for him as soon as he comes and knocks. 

Blessed are those servants whom the master finds alert when he comes; truly, I tell you, he will fasten his belt and have them sit down to eat, and he will come and serve them. If he comes during the middle of the night, or near dawn, and finds them, so, blessed are those servants.

Many passages of scripture urge us to do something – to make disciples, to take care of those in need, to take advantage of the opportunities, to be good citizens of the kingdom of God. This passage tells us to do something different, something we are not often asked to do and something that may even be against our natural tendencies.

We are to ready ourselves and to wait. The passage reminds us, that we are servants of God, and there are times when servants are required to do nothing more than be ready for the masters presents. They are to wait, but they are to wait expectantly.

Doing this, these verses, tell us will result in a surprising role reversal. The master will become the servant. He will serve us. What would it be like to be served by Jesus ? What honor could be greater than that?

If that happens, if we are ready and waiting, then we are truly blessed.

Prayer:

Our Father in heaven, give us the strength and the patience to be ready and waiting for your arrival. Amen.

This devotional was written and read by Jim Stovall.

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