As I listened to the Daily Audio Bible podcast today, Mark 10:43-45 caught my attention. It was just a small morsel out of the whole podcast, but it was the most pronounced in my mind. Serving others first, in order to lead? It seems so backwards. Does this concept still apply to our lives today? Absolutely.
Don't pastors serve their congregations? What about teachers and their students? Don't good parents sacrifice for, and serve their children opportunities that they may not have had? Successful business owners and managers must often work in the trenches, before being elevated to leadership status. The list of examples is nearly limitless, yet the message is clear in each: Place others first. Serve them. Selflessly place their needs above your own and in due time you will be rewarded, either through stronger relationships, or other means of success.
Matthew 20:26-28 (New International Version)
26 Not so with you. Instead, whoever wants to become great among you must be your servant, 27 and whoever wants to be first must be your slave— 28 just as the Son of Man did not come to be served, but to serve, and to give his life as a ransom for many.”
Mark 9:35 (New International Version)
35 Sitting down, Jesus called the Twelve and said, “Anyone who wants to be first must be the very last, and the servant of all.”
Mark 10:43-45 (New International Version)
43 Not so with you. Instead, whoever wants to become great among you must be your servant, 44 and whoever wants to be first must be slave of all. 45 For even the Son of Man did not come to be served, but to serve, and to give his life as a ransom for many.”
Good Night
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