A Bondslave of Christ

Elizabeth Elliot Devotional

Abraham was a very wealthy man who had many
servants. He himself, knowing well what makes a
good servant, was a faithful and obedient servant
of God.

Nowadays most of us have never had servants and
therefore have almost no notion of what it means
to be one. It means first of all to have a
master--that is, to belong to someone else. He
can do what he wants with you; you are there to
do for him. You are at his disposal. It is not
for you to reason why he asks something of you;
it is yours only to do it. So long as you are in
his service, you are not your own (1 Cor 6:20).

Abraham was a man full of faith, obedient to his
Lord, readily at his command.

Master, help me to live today according to your
desires, and when I reach home may You be able to
say, "Well done, good and faithful servant."