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God speaks today Wednesday | December 17, 2025

Can a man be profitable unto God, as he that is wise may be profitable unto himself? (Job 22:2)
So likewise ye, when ye shall have done all those things which are commanded you, say, We are unprofitable servants: we have done that which was our duty to do. (Luke 17:10)
Dr. Roberto Miranda

Useless servants we are

The parable of the useless servants in Luke 17:7-10 teaches about the absolute lordship of God and our attitude of total performance and submission to His will. Jesus uses hyperbole to illustrate this deep spiritual principle and contrasts the harsh and demanding attitude of the boss in the parable with the availability of the Heavenly Father to attend to our requests. We are nothing before God's greatness and should have an attitude of humility and recognition of our true state. This is important in our Christian life and in our prayer life before the Lord. Read more...


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