October 26, 2021 WWJWMTD by Steve, the son of John

You’re Not that Important!

It is without question that we are precious and special to God. As the Bible states, God loved us so much He gave His Son to die for you and me. We are indeed important to God!

What gets us in trouble is not how God sees us but how we see ourselves. Indeed, I am not important, special, worthy, or honored, and I get myself in trouble when I think and act as if I am important and worthy of praise. I am never-ever a ‘somebody’ but rather always a ‘nobody’.

Jesus stated the no one is good but God, and Jesus did not consider Himself good because He was born in the image of man. If Jesus would not call Himself good where does that leave you and me?

The Apostle Paul described himself as the worst of all sinners, least of all the saints, and lastly, least and not worthy to be called an apostle of Jesus Christ. Are you better than Paul? Do you have a ministry greater than Paul? I do not think so!

This is how you should describe your worthiness and importance to God. Jesus’s disciples asked Him to increase their faith. (Who is the person with the greatest faith thereby the person that pleases God the most?) Here is Christ’s answer: Luke 17:5-10.

The apostles said to the Lord, “Increase our faith!” He replied, “If you have faith as small as a mustard seed, you can say to this mulberry tree, ‘Be uprooted and planted in the sea,’ and it will obey you. Suppose one of you has a servant plowing or looking after the sheep. Will he say to the servant when he comes in from the field, ‘Come along now and sit down to eat’?Won’t he rather say, ‘Prepare my supper, get yourself ready and wait on me while I eat and drink; after that you may eat and drink’? Will 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, you should say, ‘We are unworthy servants; we have only done our duty.’” (NIV)

Yes, ‘unworthy servants’ that is who we are. Even if you did everything God asked you to do, even if you had faith as a mustard seed, and even if God called you His servant—you are still unworthy. This is the greatest person in God’s kingdom, who says completely, totally, and with an honest confession, “I am an unworthy servant and whatever I did it was my duty and responsibility to do—I deserve no honor; no recognition!”

That’s right, I am not important; I am the least in the Kingdom of Heaven.

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Dr. Steven J. Wentland www.wwjwmtd.com

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