Charles Spurgeon Commentary Luke 17:7-8

"But who is there of you, having a servant plowing or keeping sheep, that will say unto him, when he is come in from the field, Come straightway and sit down to meat; and will not rather say unto him, Make ready wherewith I may sup, and gird thyself, and serve me, till I have eaten and drunken; and afterward thou shalt eat and drink?" — Luke 17:7-8 (ASV)

But which of you, having a servant plowing or feeding cattle, will say unto him by and by, when he is come from the field, Go and sit down to meat? And will not rather say unto him, Make ready wherewith I may sup, and gird thyself, and serve me, till I have eaten and drunken; and afterward thou shalt eat and drink?

See, brothers and sisters, our position as believers: we are here as servants.

It is not the time for feasting yet. Whatever work we have done, even if it is approaching the evening of our life's day, we must not yet think of sitting down and expecting our Master to wait on us.

No, we must continue with our service and still consider it our highest privilege to prepare ourselves and wait on him. This is not the place of resting or feasting; this is the day of our holy servitude.

Let us work on, plowing while we have strength for it; and when the sun goes down in the evening, let us then be waiting like servants at the table of their Lord.

But which of you, having a servant plowing or feeding cattle, will say to him immediately, when he has come from the field, Go and sit down to meat? And will not rather say to him, Make ready with which I may sup, and gird yourself, and serve me, until I have eaten and drunk; and afterward you shall eat and drink?

This world is the place of service; we are not to expect to have the festival here. The great supper comes at the end of the day.

This is the time for us to serve, even as Jesus did when he was here; and we are to continue to serve until the close of the day, even as Jesus did.