Who Wants To Be The Greatest?

The road to greatness does not run along the path of self-promotion or the exercise of authority. greatness is not a sculpture in your honor. True greatness according to Jesus is the one who humbly serves another. And in case you do not fully understand, “And whosoever of you desires to be first shall be slave of all” (Mark 10:44). We want to be know as the on who makes the best grades, the most athletic, or the most attractive. We are willing to exhaust ourselves to attain status. We will spend money we do not have to impress people we do not even like. We debate among ourselves who is at the top of our list. We work hard so we can be highly regarded by our peers. We want to be in the conversation when people are discussing greatness.

Greatness is volunteering, greatness is driving out of your way to pick someone up who does not have a way to work. It is faithfully serving on a job even when your boss does not notice with out complaining. It is responding to hate with kindness and choosing reconciliation over retaliation. Greatness is having a servant’s heart. Like the disciples we are called to turn the world upside down. This is a challenge and can be overwhelming, when the world is in such a mess, but remember We are not held accountable for what we cannot control. We just need to take responsibility for what happens within our area of influence. Making a difference for the masses begins with being a difference for an individual.

Jesus stooped down and washed His disciples feet. He surprised them all when he took off His outer garments and wrapped a towel around His waist. They were shocked by this role reversal. Washing feet was far beneath the dignity of a teacher like Jesus. They didn’t understand that this was more than just a menial task of washing feet. It was for a spiritual cleansing that they so desperately needed. When Jesus had finished and put back on the outer robe. He sat at the table and ask them if they knew what He had done? They perhaps just stared, shocked at what just happened. Maybe grasping the idea that if He was willing to take on the role of a servant, what did that mean to them? How far will they be willing to stoop? John 13:14 answered the questions for them, “If I then, your Lord and Master, have washed your feet; you also ought to wash one another’s feet.” We must do as Philippians 2:5-7 tells us, “Let this mind be in you, which was also in Christ Jesus: who made Himself of no reputation, and took upon Him the form of a servant.”