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Ordained to Serve

The Son of Man did not come to be served, but to serve. . .. — Matthew 20:28

I wonder if James and John put their mother up to this task, or if it was her idea. I’ve had parents ask for favors for their kids. Does this sound familiar?

V22 When Jesus asks James and John if they could handle the challenges he would face, they said “we can”. But they really have no idea what they’re talking about. The other disciples’ response is eye-opening too: they were “annoyed with the two brothers” v24.

Jesus doesn’t let this moment go to waste. He uses it to teach about being a servant. Though the world prizes money and possessions, leadership and authority, Jesus’ way of doing things changes that completely. The first will be last, and the last first so we are called to serve rather than to lord it over others. Serving people is key to what it means to be a disciple in Jesus’ kingdom.

Jesus doesn’t hesitate to use himself as the prime example. If anyone ever qualified as having authority, it is Jesus: Son of God, healer of all sorts of illnesses, with power over life and death, authority over demons, and much more. Jesus tells his disciples that he has not come to be served, but to serve.

If Jesus came to be a servant for the redemption of mankind, then we, his followers, are called to be servants too.

PRAYER

Lord, help us to see and accept our place of service in your kingdom as you have designed but not as we desire. In Jesus’ name Amen.

Rev. Isaac G. Y Bangalu Founder & CE

Couples & Singles Network for Christ Initiative

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