Luke 17: 7-10
Jesus finishes His lessons to the disciples with the illustration of a master and his servant. Something they could really relate to since it was a common practice in the culture they lived in. The servant wouldn't think of coming in and expect his master to take care of him (the servant) even if he did have a long hard day in the field, after all he is a servant. The servant shouldn't think he is going to get special treatment just because he did what was his duty to do. In contrast, the Jewish leaders had become so important in their own eyes that they expected to be treated with fanfare...like royalty I suppose. They saw themselves as the servants of the Most High God, which in their minds meant they were superior to all others. But Jesus is squelching this type of attitude right here...if you are going to be my servant just do what I ask of you, faithfully serve and don't think yourself more important than you really are. Jesus was setting a tone of humility for His faithful ones which is so important when you are serving and see enormous changes begin to happen as a result of all that faith you will be exercising because you have been challenged beyond measure what you know you can do yourself and need the Lord to empower you to overcome sin, forgive others and not cause others to stumble. Hope that makes sense...if not read the lesson backwards, that might help.
