Charles Spurgeon Commentary Luke 12:37

"Blessed are those servants, whom the lord when he cometh shall find watching: verily I say unto you, that he shall gird himself, and make them sit down to meat, and shall come and serve them." — Luke 12:37 (ASV)

Blessed are those servants, whom the lord when he comes will find watching: truly I say to you, that he will gird himself, and make them to sit down to meat, and will come forth and serve them.

I never read this verse without wondering at the marvelous condescension of our Lord. Even in the day of his appearing in glory, his thoughts will be more about his people than about himself: He will gird himself, and make them to sit down to meat, and will come forth and serve them.

Blessed are those servants, whom the lord when he cometh shall find watching: verily I say unto you, that he shall gird himself, and make them to sit down to meat, and will come forth and serve them.

I will not attempt fully to explain this passage of Scripture in the few moments which I can give to it, but it is very wonderful. Our Lord has been here once, and girded himself to serve us; but is it not extraordinary that here is an intimation of a second girding of himself that he may serve us? Oh, how fond is Christ of being the servant of servants, ministering to those who delight to minister to him! What an honour does the Captain of our salvation put upon the humblest soldiers in this war when he declares that, if we are found faithful, he will gird himself, and come forth and serve us!