[Jesus said,] “Anyone who wants to be the first must take last place and be the servant of everyone else.” “Anyone who welcomes a little child on my behalf welcomes me, and anyone who welcomes me welcomes my Father who sent me.”Mark 9:35-37
Today I want to share with you my post with is titled "THE FIRST SHALL THE LAST AND THE LAST SHALL BE THE FIRST".
In this everybody want to become successful in life, this makes me understand that not every bodies blessing comes on that same day, someone's blessing might have come today someones will come tomorrow someone's blessing will come in some weeks after, maybe some months or years after, but whatever matter is that your blessing will still locate you if your time is due.
Mostly the funny aspect is that, that your neighbor whose blessing has come too will surely see your blessings the next day and will start to envy you. This is that your blessing that you have waited for all these years is greater then what he has achieved earlier.
Let us refer to the Bible the disciples who fussed and argued about who would be the greatest in the kingdom of God. The startling occurred shortly after Jesus informed the disciples that he would soon die. Not only did they miss an opportunity to comfort their leader, but they also
missed the point entirely. Christ had lived a selfless life as their example. He had taught them that he would die an agonizing death so that they, and generations after them, might live eternally. But they didn’t understand because their focus was on themselves. So Jesus attempted to teach them one more lesson: that anyone who wants to be first (that is, in importance)must be last. It is only when we take the spotlight off of our own ambitions and desires that our eyes can be open to the needs of those around us. Then we can become humble servants and welcome the innocent, hungry, hurting, and broken. Jesus said that in doing this, we also welcome him, and we m embrace the heart of God.
DEAR JESUS,for now the society teaches me to grab for all that I can. Yet you desire more for me than a selfish existence. Help me not to be “inward” focused but rather to see a world much bigger than my own needs and ambitions. You are my example. You came to serve when, of all people, you deserved to be waited upon. I look to you for guidance on how I, too, can serve those who are in need today.AMEN
IN GOD’S FAMILY, THERE IS TO BE ONE GREAT BODY OF PEOPLE: SERVANTS. IN FACT, THAT’S THE WAY TO THE TOP IN HIS KINGDOM.