Serving As The Least

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.