LUKE 10
The chapter asks four questions by way of personal inventory.
What makes you serve (1–16)? Jesus was not limited to the Twelve; seventy others obeyed Him and helped to reap the harvest. But the laborers are still few, and
What makes you rejoice (17–24)? When the disciples rejoiced over their successful ministry, Jesus told them to rejoice because they were the citizens of heaven. After all, their work might not always be successful; but their salvation would never change. Jesus rejoiced because the Father’s will was being accomplished in their lives. What brings joy to your heart?
What makes you pause (25–37)? It is not difficult to discuss neighborliness in the abstract, but it costs something to be a real neighbor. Do you pause to help when you see injustice and hurt, or like the priest and the Levite, do you look for an escape? You are never more Christhke than when you feel another’s hurt and seek to help.
What makes you listen (38–42)? Here is the basis for all ministry, taking time to sit at the feet of Jesus and hear His Word. It is important to serve the Lord and serve others, but it is even more important to delight your Lord by spending time with Him. Are you so busy serving Him that you have no time to love Him and listen to Him?
Serving Him
Faithful to my Lord’s commands,
I still would choose the better part;
Serve with careful Martha’s hands
And loving Mary’s heart.
Charles Wesley
“Justice seeks out the merits of the case, but pity only regards the need.”
Bernard of Clairvaux