5月14日
标 题：基督的仆人
经 节：这样，你们做完了一切所吩咐的，只当说：“我们是无用的仆人，所做的本是我们应分做的。”（路加福音十七章10节）
仆人的职责是运行主人的命令。仆人不会告诉主人该怎么做才对、不会挑选主人所吩咐的工作，也不会建议什么日子或时间，比较方便自己服事主。仆人的工作是运行命令。相反地，主人是下达命令的。主人不会要求仆人有先见之明，好引导主人该怎么行。有远见的是主人，仆人的工作是辅助完成主人的心意。
我们是仆人，神是主人。然而，我们居然想反其道而行！神对于祂自己、祂的计划、祂作为的启示，有赖于我们的顺服。祂不可能今天就启示五年后的意向。但祂会告诉我们下一步应该如何行。当我们回应祂的启示，祂会完成自己的心愿。最后，祂将得到所有的荣耀。
我们的成就是来自事奉神。
世人鼓励你要追求权力、地位和能力，但神要你作仆人。身为神的仆人，你不应该有其他的计划表，你的工作是去实践神所有的命令。神不需要你对自己的生命、你的家人、事业或教会有伟大的梦想，祂只要求你单纯地顺服。你的计划比起神的计划，只不过渺如侏儒罢了（以弗所书三：20）！
Servants of Christ
“So likewise you, when you have done all those
things which you are commanded, say, ‘We are unprofitable servants. We have
done what was our duty to do.’ ” (Luke 17:10)
The servant carries out the master’s will. The
servant doesn’t tell the master what to do. The servant does not choose which
tasks to perform for the master, nor does the servant suggest days or times
when it would be convenient to serve the master. The servant’s function is to
follow instructions. The master, on the other hand, gives directions. The
master does not tell the servant to develop a vision that will guide the
master. The master is the one with the vision; the servant’s task is to help
fulfill the master’s purposes.
We are the servants; God is the Master. We tend to
try to reverse this! God’s revelation of Himself, His purposes, and His ways
depends directly upon our obedience. He may not reveal today His intentions for
the next five years, but He will tell us what our next step should be. As we
respond to God’s revelation, He will accomplish what He desires, and He will be
the One who receives the glory.
Our fulfillment comes from serving our master.
The world will encourage you to strive for
positions of authority and power. God wants you to take the role of a servant.
As God’s servant you should have no other agenda than to be obedient to
whatever He tells you. God does not need you to dream great dreams for your
life, your family, your business, or your church. He simply asks for obedience.
He has plans that would dwarf yours in comparison (Eph. 3:20).
