"At that time the disciples came to Jesus, saying, “Who then is greatest in the kingdom of heaven?” Then Jesus called a little child to Him, set him in the midst of them, and said, “Assuredly, I say to you, unless you are converted and become as little children, you will by no means enter the kingdom of heaven. Therefore whoever humbles himself as this little child is the greatest in the kingdom of heaven. Whoever receives one little child like this in My name receives Me."
Matthew 18:1-5
Who is the greatest indeed? Do we find ourselves seeking after greatness on Earth, rather than greatness in Heaven? Are we running after the blessings of God while trying to avoid the sharing of our Lord's suffering? We must repent of our sin of pride. We came to Christ under the acknowledgement that we are helpless to save ourselves from sin, now being saved are we any more capable of saving ourselves? When we try to add to the grace of God, merit, we commit the sin of pride. Or have we soon so forgotten that the greatest in heaven is the servant of others on earth. We of course agree with our Lord conceptually, but practically do we bend our knee to His Kingship? We all want to be pastors and serve in the mission field, but are we willing to clean toilets if it serves our brothers? He says serve and we want to be served, He says obey and we want to lead, pride can be subtle, but the destruction that follows is great. We must be as children, dependant on our Lord for everything, loving without bias, obedient to authority, and serving Him with all energy and a joyful heart.
Jesus, we look to You our example. You are not only the King of kings but You are more, and so much more that You alone are God. Being the only God, You demonstrated more love for Your creation in the humility of Your cross. You did not treat us as we so deserved, but instead came to us in the dependency of a child, born by two peasants in a stall. Humbly You came, and humility is Your call, let us drop our pride and fall before Your greatness in worship and adoration. Exalting You as our Lord, and casting our crowns at Your feet. Be glorified my Love, my King.
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