Jesus followed God's backward path to greatness and we can too, while we may not want to stand on a stage or be recognized by millions, we all want to be great in our own right and in our own way. You want to be a great mom. You want to be a great friend. you want to be a great fashion, designer. You want to be known for your charitable heart. You desire deeply to be a great teacher, a great husband, a great artist, a great business man or woman, a great nurse, a great leader, a follower, a pastor, an athlete. You have your ways that you want to be great. now, most people don't walk around hoping to be average or below average or terrible.
Most people desire significance and greatness, which makes it so awesome that god has a plan for greatness now. It's no surprise that, as the men following jesus witnessed his power through healings and other miracles, they began to feel pretty good about themselves. They'd been invited into the inner circle of Jesus and within the inner circle of the inner circle. A debate began to form they assumed. they were great because they'd been called to follow him so closely. but who was the greatest of the great
as they walked one day, this debate was at the center of the conversation.
Of course, Jesus caught wind of the conversation and wanted to give clarity to the actual path to greatness. He sat them down and said this. Sitting down. Jesus called the twelve to him and said
“Anyone who wants to be first, must be the very last , and A servant of all”
Mark 9:35
Can you imagine the look on their faces? “wait. What? Hold up to be first, I have to be last to be great. I have to be nothing, that's so backwards .” But Jesus followed, God's backward path to greatness and we can too. Jesus became nothing dying. A criminal's death on the cross. And that made him the greatest of all. So, what's making you great today? Is it your success? Is that what makes you great or is it the moments when you die to yourself and become a servant to those around you. You can be great today. You know you want to be.
So become no big deal as you make a big deal of someone else. That is what makes you great.
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