Matthew
20:26-28
“Yet it shall not be
so among you; but whoever desires to become great among you, let him be your
servant. And whoever desires to be first among you, let him be your slave- just
as the Son of Man did not come to be served, but to serve, and to give His life
a ransom for many ” (NKJV)
We all at one point in time desired to be great. We all have
wondered what it would be like to become a king or become the manager at our
jobs. Our community is centered on working up the ladder, but also is heavily
engrossed in entitlement. We both desire that we should be at the top of the
ladder as well as feel like we deserve better. We feel entitled because we
believe that, because we are giving someone our hard earned money, they need to
treat us like kings. But this is not what Christ has taught us. Christ is the “King
of kings” and “Lord of lords”. Christ is the greatest person to walk on this
earth, yet he didn’t live as a king or asked to be served. Christ came to serve
us. We all are Christians who are striving to be true Christ-followers, so we
need to walk like Christ walked and serve like Christ served. If we really do
desire to become great, then we need to serve like Christ served; for “desires
to become great among you, let him be your servant. And whoever desires to be
first among you, let him be your slave”. Now maybe not all of us want to be
kings and want to instead live the mainstream life in Heaven, which is fine; but
if we make that decision and want to be served on earth rather than serving
then we need to be careful. Although this is not a sin, it is the easiest way
to gain pride which is the root of evil.
To try to become the least and live how Christ did I am
going to read a chapter of the gospels where Christ has served others and take
notes on how He did it and the heart He had behind it.