When I was growing up there was a series of television commercials that started off with: "The word for today is...." A short encouraging message followed to foster a positive life.
My words for today are "twice as much."
My reading of Deuteronomy 15:12-18 has proven to me, again,
that the Bible will speak to me every
day in every verse if I am open to hearing. These verses give the Israelites instruction on how to
handle fellow Hebrew servants. The
masters are to be generous. They are to
remember that they were once slaves in Egypt.
Yet the words that have resonated in my head for the last
day are "his service...has been worth twice as much as that of a hired
hand."
My perspective on these verses this morning is from the
servant side. I relate to being the
server, the employee, the helper. I ask
the question of myself, "Has my service been twice as much?" It is not a competitive question but rather
one of the quality of my service.
The Hebrew servant had a choice in who to serve. The Hebrew servant had the choice at the end
of 6 years to continue serving for life because he had come to love the master
as family.
Today I will let this portion of a verse guide me to offer
those I serve my best. I will
double my effort to serve above expectation.
My Heavenly Master is the best. He has given to me liberally. He has accepted me into His family for
life. He has blessed me. I will strive to be "worth twice as much"
knowing that it is only through God's love and sacrifice that I can even try to
be worth twice as much!
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