Strong Words From Jesus

Luke17.10 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."

Jesus spoke strong words all the time. These are no exception. I have heard men brag about what they have done as well as what they have left to serve the LORD. It always troubles me. Think about what God has done and what Jesus left to come here to this earth then this verse from Luke's Gospel comes into focus.

Some have gloried in their own crosses, impressing upon others what they have given up for Jesus. Paul puts this in perspective for us, But God forbid that I should glory, save in the cross of our Lord Jesus Christ, by whom the world is crucified unto me, and I unto the world. Galatians 6.14 Glory in the cross of Jesus. Boast in the LORD and what He has done. Do not glory in yourself or what you have sacrificed. God resists the proud but gives grace to the humble. Humble yourself under God's Almighty Hand. Anything other than that is sheer foolishness.