Sitting down, Jesus called the twelve and said, "If
anyone wants to be first, he must be the very last, and the servant of
all."
--Mark
9:35
New
International Version
THOUGHTS ABOUT
TODAY'S VERSE
Last? Nobody likes to be last. We have a hard enough time settling for
second place, much less last place.
Jesus reverses the rank. The
person who is most important to him is not the person seeking the status and
notoriety. The most important person is like Jesus himself: willing to give up
rank and status and importance to serve.
For Jesus, last means first in service and first in the eyes of God.
MY PRAYER
Magnificent
God my Savior, you have made the world wonderful for me and have given your Son
to redeem me. How can I ever thank you
or repay you for your grace and kindness.
Today help me see those you want me to serve with grace and kindness as
I try to be more like you. This I pray
in the name of the one who washed his disciples' feet. Amen.
Be
Changed By Beholding Christ
But
we all, with unveiled face, beholding as in a mirror the glory of the Lord, are
being transformed into the same image from glory to glory, just as by the
Spirit of the Lord.
2
Corinthians 3:18
If
you go to any good bookstore, you will find a section called
“Self-Improvement”. Here, you’ll find all kinds of books describing various
principles and methods you can follow to improve yourself. In all these books,
the focus is on you using your willpower and self-discipline to apply the
principles to improve yourself.
But
God does not want you focusing on yourself. That’s self-occupation, which can
only take you so far, with results that last only as long as your willpower
lasts. God has a higher way. He wants you to be Christ-occupied. When you look
to yourself to improve yourself, you are putting confidence in your flesh. But
the Bible tells us that in our flesh dwells no good thing (Romans 7:18), and
that we should put no confidence in our flesh (Philippians 3:3).
My
friend, the best way to change yourself is to forget self and be occupied with
Christ. When you read the Bible, see His beauty, His majesty, His compassion
and His grace. As you keep beholding and meditating on His glory, the Holy
Spirit inside you goes to work in you. He will transform you into the very same
image of Christ. You will be changed from glory to glory, experiencing true and
lasting inward transformation!
By:Joseph
Prince
source:
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Jayson
Cabrera Gali
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