Listening to the Word

Psalms 121; Mark 9-10   “…’If anyone wants to be first, he must be the very last, and the servant of all…Not so with you. Instead, whoever wants to become great among you must be your servant, and whoever wants to be first, must be slave of all. 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.’” Mark 9:35; 10:43-45 Most people don’t aspire to leadership. Those who do usually have the strength of personality and gifting to succeed; however, Jesus calls them to the strength of humility and servanthood first. Whoever “wants” to become great or “wants” to be first has strength of ambition that must be bridled by the Holy Spirit. To willingly become the servant or slave of all was to take the lowest servant-position in the household. This picture of bridled strength, like a racehorse that receives the bit and bridle and allows a rider to direct him, is Jesus’ definition of leadership in his kingdom. Are we serving others in humi...