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Be A Slave

Matthew 20:26 & 27
"26 But it shall not be so among you: but whosoever will be great among you, let him be your minister;
27 And whosoever will be chief among you, let him be your servant:"

This week we are studying some things we NEED TO "SQUASH!" Squash as in suppress, stifle, or subdue. Like the type of ambition and motivation to get ahead of our peers. As demonstrated by Salome, the wife of Zebedee and mother of John the beloved and James the great (two of Jesus's Disciples.) This idea that we must be FIRST needs to be squashed. And, the idea we are ABLE to earn our gifts from GOD. This idea also needs to be SQUASHED. We can flip our thinking around; because of God's great gift of GRACE to us we want to do good for Him.

Our vanity and ambition will create anger and annoyance by what is perceived as unfair treatment for our peers. Like it did for the ten Disciples. And, all this drama distracted from Jesus's message and mission. In today's verses Jesus sets His team straight; "But it shall NOT be so among you: but whosoever will be great among you, let him be your MINISTER; And whosoever will be chief among you, let him be your SERVANT:"

God's perspective on GREATNESS is people who work for Christ and bring GLORY to GOD. Knowing and faithfully following The Word.  Denying one's self honour and glory in this life. Serving others, even when faced with difficulty, and opposition. And, He really means it; the word "SERVANT" here is more accurately translated to "SLAVE." If we can grasp Jesus's teaching here we will understand the greatness is the service itself. The action of serving others is taking on greatness and getting ahead. 

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