{"id":51791,"date":"2024-12-28T19:35:26","date_gmt":"2024-12-29T00:35:26","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/daybread.org\/ciw\/y2025-en\/m99\/"},"modified":"2024-12-28T19:35:26","modified_gmt":"2024-12-29T00:35:26","slug":"m99","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/daybread.org\/ciw\/y2025-en\/m99\/","title":{"rendered":"Forgiveness, service, Gratitude and His return"},"content":{"rendered":"<strong>Verses\uff1a<\/strong><a href='..\/b99'>Luke 17:1 ~ 17:37<\/a><br\/>\r\n<strong>Key Verse\uff1a<\/strong>9-10. He does not thank the slave because he did the things which were ordered, does he?\r\nSo also you, when you do all the things which are ordered you, say, We are unprofitable slaves; we have done what we ought to have done.<br\/>\r\n<strong>Topic\uff1a<\/strong>Forgiveness, service, Gratitude and His return <br\/>\r\n<strong>Emphasis\uff1a<\/strong>We are slaves redeemed by Lord Jesus with a high price, we owe to serve Him, to serve Him is our duty. But Luke 12:37 says, be watchful when the master comes, if we stay watchful, He will \u201cgird himself, and serve them\u201d.<br\/>\r\n<strong>Meditate\uff1a<\/strong>Have we seen that service is our duty? Being watchful would make us receive the reward. <br\/>\r\n<strong>Prayer\uff1a<\/strong>During the days when waiting for Your return, keep me to do the duty of service, while also giving me mercy to be a watchful slave.<br\/>\r\n<strong>Hymn\uff1a<\/strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.hymnal.net\/en\/hymn\/h\/463\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">463 I love, I love my Master<\/a><br\/>\r\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.hymnal.net\/en\/hymn\/ns\/133\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">I Love My Master<\/a><br\/>\r\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"I LOVE MY MASTER\" width=\"625\" height=\"352\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/7FzTZHzk1hM?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\r\n<div class=\"pvc_clear\"><\/div><p id=\"pvc_stats_51791\" class=\"pvc_stats all  \" data-element-id=\"51791\" style=\"\"><i class=\"pvc-stats-icon medium\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><svg aria-hidden=\"true\" focusable=\"false\" data-prefix=\"far\" data-icon=\"chart-bar\" role=\"img\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" viewBox=\"0 0 512 512\" class=\"svg-inline--fa fa-chart-bar fa-w-16 fa-2x\"><path fill=\"currentColor\" d=\"M396.8 352h22.4c6.4 0 12.8-6.4 12.8-12.8V108.8c0-6.4-6.4-12.8-12.8-12.8h-22.4c-6.4 0-12.8 6.4-12.8 12.8v230.4c0 6.4 6.4 12.8 12.8 12.8zm-192 0h22.4c6.4 0 12.8-6.4 12.8-12.8V140.8c0-6.4-6.4-12.8-12.8-12.8h-22.4c-6.4 0-12.8 6.4-12.8 12.8v198.4c0 6.4 6.4 12.8 12.8 12.8zm96 0h22.4c6.4 0 12.8-6.4 12.8-12.8V204.8c0-6.4-6.4-12.8-12.8-12.8h-22.4c-6.4 0-12.8 6.4-12.8 12.8v134.4c0 6.4 6.4 12.8 12.8 12.8zM496 400H48V80c0-8.84-7.16-16-16-16H16C7.16 64 0 71.16 0 80v336c0 17.67 14.33 32 32 32h464c8.84 0 16-7.16 16-16v-16c0-8.84-7.16-16-16-16zm-387.2-48h22.4c6.4 0 12.8-6.4 12.8-12.8v-70.4c0-6.4-6.4-12.8-12.8-12.8h-22.4c-6.4 0-12.8 6.4-12.8 12.8v70.4c0 6.4 6.4 12.8 12.8 12.8z\" class=\"\"><\/path><\/svg><\/i> <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"16\" height=\"16\" alt=\"Loading\" src=\"https:\/\/daybread.org\/ciw\/wp-content\/plugins\/page-views-count\/ajax-loader-2x.gif\" border=0 \/><\/p><div class=\"pvc_clear\"><\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Verses\uff1aLuke 17:1 ~ 17:37 Key Verse\uff1a9-10. He does not thank the slave because he did the things which were ordered, does he? So also you, when you do all the things which are ordered you, say, We are unprofitable slaves; we have done what we ought to have done. Topic\uff1aForgiveness, service, Gratitude and His return Emphasis\uff1aWe are slaves redeemed by Lord Jesus with a high price, we owe to serve Him, to serve Him is our duty. But Luke 12:37 says, be watchful when the master comes, if we stay watchful, He will \u201cgird himself, and serve them\u201d. Meditate\uff1aHave we seen that service is our duty? Being watchful would make us receive the reward. Prayer\uff1aDuring the days when waiting for Your return, keep me to do the duty of service, while also giving me mercy to be a watchful slave. 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