Arguing About Who is The Greatest
This morning our Men's Bible study continued in Luke 9. There was a lot of great discussion about Jesus' disciples. They marveled at His great power, but they could not understand His teaching on being delivered into the hands of men. Then, they began to argue about who might be the greatest among them. How crazy is that? They did not really get the most important things Jesus was trying to tell them, but their pride led them to want to be considered the greatest.
It reminds me of an email I read recently. It was written by a person who called himself the CEO of a church. Now, he might be the official CEO of the church on the incorporation papers, so this statement could be factually accurate. However, what type of person wants to use that title to make his point? All I can say is that he must not have read this passage or the other passages that refer to how to be great in the kingdom of God.
In this passage Jesus holds a child close to Himself and uses him to make His point. It is not the most powerful who is the greatest. It is the least, like a little child, who is greatest. Why is that? God does not look at our titles or our authority. He looks at the heart. A child has an innocent, trusting heart. God loves that. The type of person who is greatest to Jesus is the one who cares for children and who trusts in God like a child. It is definitely not the person who wants to claim being the most powerful. I believe instead of arguing about greatness, they should have talked about who was the most humble servant. That would have shown their wisdom, instead of their ignorance. The same holds true for us today.
Tomorrow, I intend to read Job 16-18.
It reminds me of an email I read recently. It was written by a person who called himself the CEO of a church. Now, he might be the official CEO of the church on the incorporation papers, so this statement could be factually accurate. However, what type of person wants to use that title to make his point? All I can say is that he must not have read this passage or the other passages that refer to how to be great in the kingdom of God.
In this passage Jesus holds a child close to Himself and uses him to make His point. It is not the most powerful who is the greatest. It is the least, like a little child, who is greatest. Why is that? God does not look at our titles or our authority. He looks at the heart. A child has an innocent, trusting heart. God loves that. The type of person who is greatest to Jesus is the one who cares for children and who trusts in God like a child. It is definitely not the person who wants to claim being the most powerful. I believe instead of arguing about greatness, they should have talked about who was the most humble servant. That would have shown their wisdom, instead of their ignorance. The same holds true for us today.
Tomorrow, I intend to read Job 16-18.