Were I to find some allowance or grace to claim a ministry (O! but that is rather high, is it not? Some claim of servant hood?) it could only be that of the beating a dead horse variety. Yet even there I tremble, for I am not even good at that. For even if seeing or finding such as may appear something to describe as what might seem a humble calling as to even be called such, O! but I yet reach too high! Yes, I think it better to forego any claim.
Nevertheless, what horse corpses appear available now? Oh, here’s one that fits the bill rather perfectly. Jesus speaks about it.
But which of you, having a servant plowing or feeding cattle, will say unto him by and by, when he is come from the field, Go and sit down to meat? And will not rather say unto him, Make ready wherewith I may sup, and gird thyself, and serve me, till I have eaten and drunken; and afterward thou shalt eat and drink? Doth he thank that servant because he did the things that were commanded him? I trow not. So likewise ye, when ye shall have done all those things which are commanded you, say, We are unprofitable servants: we have done that which was our duty to do.
We often call it the parable of the unworthy servant, called unprofitable in the above. There’s a master (about which little is said except that he is a/the master) and a servant or servants. Did you read it? Have you read it?
O! but doesn’t it seem to be about a certain humility to be found, or instructed toward for a servant to either assume or come to in such service? How to rightly “take place” as a servant so that in the end he might say all that might be said of himself, and of himself is a confession of unworthiness, or unprofitability. After all, he only did what he was shown/commanded to do. He did his duty is all, nothing beyond. He had to be told what to do, and in so doing only did as instructed. He “came up” with nothing of himself “I know! I’ll put a chocolate on the Master’s pillow!” No, his service (such as it was/is) is strictly bounded to only what the Master instructs/commands. In truth, implicit in the words is that nothing “beyond” is to be done, not even attempt at, or any allowance for, going for more than what is commanded. All restricted to, and by, the Master. (Shall I hit that horse again?)
“Oh, look!” we might say, “Jesus is giving a wonderful instruction in humility!” Well, yes, yes He is.
And if we are disciples, even disciples of Jesus Christ, there is some common sensing this matter of humility is very important. Who of us doesn’t either know nor is able to recite with some facility “God resisteth the proud but giveth grace to the humble”? Right? And who in their right mind wants to choose to be resisted by God while consequently, simultaneously, absenting themselves from grace? Ahh we say, this is a good lesson about being humble, I shall therefore think of myself and call myself an unworthy servant! Ahh, c’mon grace…dump it on me, Lord!
Have you tried…to be humble? As in, “Look Lord, look at how hard I am trying to think of myself as unworthy!” C’mon…grace!
I asked a page ago if “LOL” is inappropriate. God knows. As only God knows.
Nevertheless, as a thing ourselves, found in fashion(s) as men, or man, as created things; and if disciples of Jesus Christ, we (of all) know there is a Creator. (Yes, there’s another horse carcass…what do we “know”?)
But of Jesus Christ we also “know” (uh, oh) the words He speaks are spirit, and they are life.
Well, if you have tried “to be humble”, or even thought/believed Jesus’ parable was a good place to plant one’s self for positioning as in “I will think of myself as an unworthy servant just like Jesus recommends…”
(“Hey, Look Father! I’m doing what Jesus says!”)
maybe we should read again. Well, at least if we believe “all” His word(s) are spirit and life to us.
Aren’t these words…there(?):
So likewise ye, when ye shall have done all those things which are commanded you
when ye shall have done all those things which are commanded you
shall have done all those things which are commanded you
all those things which are commanded you
all those things
all.
Does that “fit” you? Then, by all means, you have the right to call yourself an unworthy servant.
(Would “LOLing” be inappropriate here?)
There’s a reason Paul called himself less than the least.
Safety.
Here’s an interesting thing about aiming. If the target is fuzzy, out of focus, not seen clearly as what it is and for what it is (God forbid we mistake that blur as a deer when it is a man) we are far better off foregoing the shot than taking it. “Oh, but I cannot afford another empty game bag for myself and family”. But how often we may learn? discover? be informed? that there is something far worse than not getting what one wants, but in the getting of something totally unwanted.
As in “Truly officer, but I thought it was a deer moving in those bushes”.
To aspire is stirred, to be inspired is divinely given, but to mistake ourselves for the only one who has done that “all” and alone is worthy to be called, or even call Himself anything, well, the seeing has a way of eclipsing all that otherwise might be found disappointing. Go ahead, take a shot at being humble, try to be an unworthy servant, seek to be all and anything you think “good”.
God forbid you find any dissuasion here.
Trying (as need be) has its end, striving has its purpose fulfilled, asking, seeking, knocking, does not go unnoticed nor unanswered. But when the door opens (or rather is shown has having been opened) to us and for us, we will not mistake the One seen as merely some better version of our own self.
But, you know this already.
If only there were some place to occupy, some word, some thing, that might fittingly fit what knows itself to be less than unworthy.
Oh!, Look, grace provides it!
A vision of Him!
Who never “tried” to be anything.
Yes, let us all boast in that light alone…even as such that might aspire to even be (O! my! such a high calling indeed!)…unworthy.
More dead horses to follow, God willing.
As only God knows.
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