Friday, April 2, 2010

Mark 9:33-37

Wake up and listen….whatever we do for others that they cannot do for themselves; we do for Jesus Christ, God incarnate. The only job in the world with eternal benefits is helping others. Think…what would Jesus do? Most people did not believe who He was when He walked this earth but it did not matter to Him. He went about doing His Father's business. He fed the poor, healed the sick, became their family, mended broken hearts and cast out the demons that threatened them. May we all be transformed by the power of the Holy Spirit into the character of Jesus. Life is not about ME the people but about WE the people!

The disciples kept silent, refusing to tell Jesus about their discussion. But Jesus once again challenged their assumptions. He presented them with another paradox—that to be great in God's kingdom, one must be a servant. The example was modeled by Christ Himself.

33 Then He came to Capernaum. And when He was in the house He asked them, "What was it you disputed among yourselves on the road?" 34 But they kept silent, for on the road they had disputed among themselves who would be the greatest. 35 And He sat down, called the twelve, and said to them,  "If anyone desires to be first, he shall be last of all and servant of all." 36 Then He took a little child and set him in the midst of them. And when He had taken him in His arms, He said to them, 37 "Whoever receives one of these little children in My name receives Me; and whoever receives Me, receives not Me but Him who sent Me.

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