luke 17:10

Luke 17:10 “so likewise you, when you have done all those things which you are commanded, say, ‘we are unprofitable servant. We have done what was our duty to do.”

That question for Luke 17:9’s ibs still plays in my head when I read this verse. Is my service guilt motivated or god motivated? I have to admit yes a lot of my actions are filled with the guilt from how I used to serve in the past. But I also believe god is using me to serve and teaching me the lessons of serving while in the act. I learned this week that I can serve with selfish intentions of the past or with guilty intenchians from a broken heart and neither of those are of god they are of me. my sin is a sin even descised in golden robes. This brought on another question, do I try to take on this guilt myself and not trust in my god. In galations 2:3-5 it says “are you so foolish? After beginning with the spirit, are you now trying to attain your goal by human affort? Have you suffered so much for nothing-if it really was for nothing?does god give you his spirit and work miracles among you because you observe the law, or because you believe what you heard?” this speaks to me a lot and it was a definite wake up call in my devotions this morning. I also believe that guilt is not from god and like pastor john was saying in his sermon teusday can hinder me from growing in the word.  When I gave my guilt to god it turned into conviction. Now I am convicted and must act on it. Not by something I must physically do or say but simply by letting it go from my hands putting it into gods. So when I serve its really god using me and not my guilt so my service will truly have good intentions. And when god asks me to be a good servant and obey him I do my duty unto him and be aware of my human nature and not seek unto man and unto my guilt for service. Bringing the glory unto him because he is the one that did the true act of service by dieing on the cross for me a sin lusting creature. So it’s also important for me to remind myself that the glory should be put on the holy one not me. I am just that empty vesile or as pastor g put it a glove to be formed for god to be put in and touch peoples lifes.