I read these passages from the Bible yesterday, but I couldn’t figure out what to write about and reflect on, so I had to sleep on it. Below is what I came up with today.
Leviticus 5 & 6, Mark 10: 32-52, Psalm 32
Mark 10: 43-44 (ESV)
“But it shall not be so among you. But whoever would be
great among you must be your servant, and whoever would be first among you must
be slave of all.”
Verses 43-44 from Mark 10 stood out for me today. John and James
are asking Jesus if they could have close and leadership positions in his
kingdom. Many commentaries have noted that Jesus is telling John and James that
in his version of the kingdom, the only requirement for leadership is humble
service. That to have a leadership position in Jesus’ kingdom, you have to be
like Jesus and emulate how humble he was in his life. Ministry is for the
benefit of those you are serving, and not for the benefit of the one who is
serving. The kingdom of Christ can be so hard to understand for people, because
in our normal everyday world we receive something for leadership. We either
receive something materially or financially. But in Jesus’ world, leadership
comes up what you can give to people. Christ paid the ultimate price for his
leadership. We will need to ask ourselves would we be willing to make such a sacrifice
for leadership? Maybe not our life, but definitely our pride and ego will need
to be let go to serve God’s people.
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