Luke
Check out Luke 17:1-10, particularly the last few verses. Jesus is basically talking about humility. He says that when servants do what they're told, they shouldn't expect praise and rewards; they're just doing their job. Likewise, if we do what God has commanded, we shouldn't feel more important or worthy of a prize; we're just doing our job!
Trying to fulfill our duties or supposedly working beyond what God has called us to do (which is impossible, since he called us to perfection) won't get us anyway - for it is through grace and faith we are saved, not through our own deeds, so we really can't boast about anything. Sometimes it's still easy to fall back into that mentality that if we just do what God told us to do, we'll be okay. In one sense that's an acceptable attitude, but once we turn it into a task list of sorts, hoping to curry to God's favour, we've really lost the point. Doing what he wants us to do won't make Him love us less or more; but it'll help us love Him more, especially if we don't get a big head about it.
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