Much is said and written about the importance of believers having a proper, healthy, self-image of who they are “in Christ.”
Certainly, Scripture presents a variety of very appealing pictures of our position as adopted children of the "King of Kings," and "Lord of Lords."
Yet, according to Jesus’ teaching in Luke 17:7-10, a proper, healthy, and Scriptural self-image of who we are in Christ must include, (though admittedly not be limited to), an understanding of our relationship to our Lord as that of a servant to his Master.
Clearly, the One Who knows us better than we know ourselves understands that as we might remember and reflect upon some act, or acts, we have performed out of our sincere and heartfelt desire to obey Him, and even to glorify Him, it is, nonetheless, likely that we would be moved to a truly inappropriate, and even dangerous, sense of pride.
Certainly, Scripture presents a variety of very appealing pictures of our position as adopted children of the "King of Kings," and "Lord of Lords."
Yet, according to Jesus’ teaching in Luke 17:7-10, a proper, healthy, and Scriptural self-image of who we are in Christ must include, (though admittedly not be limited to), an understanding of our relationship to our Lord as that of a servant to his Master.
Clearly, the One Who knows us better than we know ourselves understands that as we might remember and reflect upon some act, or acts, we have performed out of our sincere and heartfelt desire to obey Him, and even to glorify Him, it is, nonetheless, likely that we would be moved to a truly inappropriate, and even dangerous, sense of pride.
When considering our need for a proper, healthy, Scriptural understanding of who we
are “in Christ,” we must not ignore the teaching of Our Lord, Jesus Christ, in Luke 17:7-10.
“Will any one of you who has a servant plowing or keeping sheep say to him when he has come in from the field, ‘Come at once and recline at table’? Will he not rather say to him, ‘Prepare supper for me, and dress properly, and serve me while I eat and drink, and afterward you will eat and drink’? Does he thank the servant because he did what was commanded? So you also, when you have done all that you were commanded, say, ‘We are unworthy servants; we have only done what was our duty.’”
