“Would he thank the servant because he did what he was told to do? So you also, when you have done everything you were told to do, should say, ‘We are unworthy servants; we have only done our duty.” Luke 17:9-10
Worthlessness and unworthiness are not the same thing. We are unworthy, but we are not worthless. Our value is derived from the love of our Creator. Humility is simply the profound awareness of our unworthiness of His grace. So much of the time I can find myself obeying as if I am doing God some kind of favor. But God’s grace is so deep. His grace is in the cross, but his grace extends beyond this. It’s grace that He has not separated Himself from humanity because of our betrayal. I understand its a hard pill for some people to swallow that God allows people to go to hell, but I think it’s amazing that despite our betrayal God doesn’t want to be separated from us and it’s amazing that not all of humanity is being sent to hell. It’s amazing that even some will be saved. It’s amazing that He experienced pain on our behalf so we could spend eternity with Him. It’s amazing that we have heat in the winter. It’s amazing that we have cars. It’s amazing we can go places. It’s amazing we have trendy clothes. It’s all grace. Who do we have to thank that we even have jobs for our income or the resources to go to school? So is anything we do for Him really a favor to Him? Or isn’t it the other way around? We are truly unworthy.
