"And whosoever would be the greatest of you, shall be servant of all. 45. For even the Son of man came not to be ministered unto but to minister, and to give His life a ransom for many."
Jesus said the above after James and John asked what honor they would have for following Him. They thought that since He was the Messiah, they were in for big rewards. The other ten disciples were displeased with James and John, possibly because James and John were getting ahead of them in asking for rewards. In this text Jesus corrected all of His disciples their assumption of earthly greatness. Jesus said that He came to serve, with the idea that they should see themselves as servants. Let's see what Jesus taught His disciples, what He taught us. Jesus pointed out that greatness in His service would be based on servanthood, not on earthly greatness. It would be a good thing in our churches if we would learn this lesson. Many church problems are caused by the question of who is in charge. We need to remember that Jesus is in charge in His churches, We were saved to serve, not to seek mastery. In verse 44 Jesus pointed out: "And whosoever of you should will be the greatest, shall be servant of all." Understand that when you sing in the choir, you are serving the Lord. When you teach a Sunday School class you are serving the Lord. When you work in the nursery you are serving the Lord. When you witness to someone your are serving the Lord. When your pastor preaches and ministers, he is serving the Lord, I could go on with this, but you probably get the point. We are servants not only in the church, but we are servants in all of life. When we do business at our jobs, we are still servants. When we shop we are still servants. When we are at home with our families, we are still servants of God. When you are the boss where you work, you are still a servant of God. I think that we would all want to have a boss who is a servant of God. I know that someone has to be in charge, but it is easier to work for someone who is nice and treats us well. This is how a Christian boss should act. If you are a Christian, you are a servant of God. Bro. Joe
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