How do you achieve greatness? Hard work? Dedication? Long hours? Sacrifice? Talent? Competitiveness? Drive? Self-discipline? Early to bed, early to rise?
All of those things are vital for many aspects of life. But when the disciples talked about achievements and rank in God’s kingdom, Jesus had an answer so radical it was revolutionary:
“Whoever wants to become great among you must be your servant, and whoever wants to be first among you must be your slave” Matthew 20:26
Are you willing to be a servant? Do you give extra, stay longer, work harder, and expect nothing in return? Are you willing to wash dishes for your friends? Pick up their stuff? Do things for your home and family without being asked? Help out at school or on the job without worrying about who gets the credit?
Jesus invented and modeled what business gurus today call “servant leadership.” He did not just talk about it; He lived it. He washed the disciples’ feet. He served them at the Last Supper. He gave up His rights and power and prestige and glory in Heaven to become a crying baby in diapers. He humbled Himself, and He served. We must do the same.
Pray and ask Him to make you not a “leader,” but a “servant leader.”
Ask Him to show you things you can do today and every day to SERVE others. Help someone. God will bless you so much. Ask Him to help you see yourself as a servant. Ask Him to give you opportunities to serve and a desire to do it, especially when it is for someone who cannot pay you back.
Be a servant. Then God will make you a leader.
Read Matthew 20.
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