that I may be pleased with it

"Good and faithful servant" is such a common phrase among believers. They want it spoken of them just as of the Lord. They want it as epitaphs. They want it as a permanent character quality. I never quite understood the line of thought. Always thought it a rather overused phrase.

Until yesterday.

There is a satisfaction from knowing you've done the right thing. There's a satisfaction to knowing you were obedient. There's a satisfaction to knowing you were faithful.

But the biggest satisfaction is something else. And that's knowing you were a perfect vessel, used by Him for His glory. It is a satisfaction of having served the Lord. All the others are self-satisfactions. But there is a satisfaction that comes from pleasing God. Entirely a different thing, and entirely the intent behind the label. You are nothing, and you are not involved.