Bible Memory Verse
“…Fear God and keep his commandments, for this is the whole duty of man.” Ecclesiastes 12:13
Luke 17:7-10
“Suppose one of you had a servant plowing or looking after the sheep. Would he say to his servant when he comes in from the field, ‘Come along now and sit down to eat’? (8 Would he not rather say, ‘Prepare my supper, get yourself ready and wait on me while I eat and drink; after that you may eat and drink’? (9 Would 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, should say, ‘We are unworthy servants; we have only done our duty.’”
1. Why is it ridiculous for the master to prepare a meal for the servant to eat?
2. Jesus has just finished telling His disciples that if they had faith they could obey his commands. Who might the servants be likened to in this parable? Who is the master?
3. Should we expect a reward for what we are told to do? On what do you think our reward in heaven will be based?
Job 34:33 “Should God then reward you on your terms, when you refuse to repent?”
Psalm 17:14 “O Lord, by your hand save me from such men, from men of this world whose reward is in this life.”
Psalm 19:11 “By them is your servant warned; in keeping them there is great reward.”
Psalm 62:12 “and that you, O Lord, are loving. Surely you will reward each person according to what he has done.”
Psalm 127:3 “Sons are a heritage from the LORD, children a reward from him.”
Proverbs 11:18 “The wicked man earns deceptive wages, but he who sows righteousness reaps a sure reward.”
Isaiah 40:10 “See, the Sovereign LORD comes with power, and his arm rules for him. See, his reward is with him, and his recompense accompanies him.’
Matthew 6:1 “Rejoice and be glad, because great is your reward in heaven, for in the same way they persecuted the prophets who were before you.”
Matthew 10:31 “Anyone who receives a prophet because he is a prophet will receive a prophet’s reward, and anyone who receives a righteous man because he is a righteous man will receive a righteous man’s reward. 42 And if anyone gives even a cup of cold water to one of these little ones because he is my disciple, I tell you the truth, he will certainly not lose his reward."
Matthew 16:27 “For the Son of Man is going to come in his Father’s glory with his angels, and then he will reward each person according to what he has done.”
Ephesians 6:8 “because you know that the Lord will reward everyone for whatever good he does, whether he is slave or free.”
1 Corinthians 3:24 “since you know that you will receive an inheritance from the Lord as a reward. It is the Lord Christ you are serving. “Anyone who does wrong will be repaid for his wrong, and there is no favoritism.”
Hebrews 11:26 “He regarded disgrace for the sake of Christ as of greater value than the treasures of Egypt, because he was looking ahead to his reward
Revelation 22:12 "Behold, I am coming soon! My reward is with me, and I will give to everyone according to what he has done.”