“But you are
not like that. Instead, the greatest among you should be like the youngest, and
the one who rules like the one who serves. For who is greater, the one who is
at the table or the one who serves? Is it not the one who is at the table? But
I am among you as one who serves.” Luke 22: 26-27
Jesus came to serve us. Isn’t that
amazing?!?! He came as a servant to a group of sinful, obstinate, and often
downright nasty group of people who worked very hard not to understand Him, but
to shun him and disprove his purpose on Earth.
Of course, there were those, like the disciples, who did love Him very
much and carried on His teachings after His death, but even from the 12, one
disowned Jesus 3 times before His crucifixion, and the other was the one who
betrayed him to the authorities that were to kill him. They were not perfect either, just like the
rest of us. If we all viewed our role on
this earth from the same perspective as Jesus, as a servant to others, can you
imagine what a difference it would make?! The world is not here to serve us;
other people were not put here to take care of our needs. We are here to serve
God and others. Interesting concept,
right? Try it someday. Take a normal day in your life and consider how much of
what you do is for you and how much is in service to someone else whether it is
a family member, friend, co-worker, or complete stranger. Then, spend the next day
focusing on increasing the amount of time you spend on someone else by adding
in at least one thing you do out of a completely unselfish motive, just for
another person or group who may or may not even know you’ve done something for
them or even thank you for it. Just do it and see how it makes you feel, how it
improves your outlook on life, how it “serves” you back in a positive way. The one who serves in the end is greater….
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