Imagine the picture....Jesus and his disciples are walking along the road....
...there is some secret talk going on among some of the disciples....probably some who should have known better.
They were talking about who was the greatest....all the ego stuff.
Their hushed tones and the distance from Jesus was so that he wouldn't hear.
But he knew....
When they arrive at their destination, Jesus asks them what they were discussing on the road?
The disciples, of course were embarrassed (as they should have been)!
And so, "they kept quiet because on the way they had argued about who was the greatest." (Mark 9:34)
Every Church has its "ego seekers"....people with a very BIG view of themselves and a very SMALL view of Jesus.
Jesus uses this opportunity to teach them what it means for us to be a part of the Kingdom of God.
"If anyone wants to be first, he must be the very last, and the servant of all."
TFTD: That hasn't changed
Have a great day,
Peter Clark.
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