Holy Week - Wednesday

Luke 22:27 Who is more important, the one who sits at the table or the one who serves? The one who sits at the table, of course. But not here! For I am among you as one who serves.

As Jesus makes the disciples aware that one of them will betray Jesus, the disciples end up in a conversation about which one of them is the greatest.  How often do we miss the point? You would think they would have tried to find the one who would betray and try and stop it.  But instead they end up talking about why it wouldn't be them.  Jesus, of course, used their distraction as an opportunity to teach a valuable lesson about the Kingdom of God.  

The Kingdom of God operates quite differently than the worlds kingdoms.   If you have power and authority in the world, most people will use that power for their own purposes and enjoyment. I have been in a position of authority and there is always a temptation to use the authority for your own good over the good of others.  There is the temptation to allow the authority to make you feel like you are more important than other people because of your position of authority.   

Jesus reminds us to think differently!  In the Kingdom of God the ultimate is to serve and not to be served.  We can become great to God by serving God and others.  Jesus set the example by washing the disciples' feet, by laying down his life on the cross, and by laying down his divinity by coming to earth.  We need to trust and follow Jesus' example.  Living with a Kingdom mindset is not normal in our world, but will make us honored in the Kingdom of God!