The Greater Servant

"The Greater Servant"

Scripture Reading:
Mark 9:35 (HCSB) “Sitting down, He called the Twelve and said to them, “If anyone wants to be first, he must be last of all and servant of all.

Devotional Reading:

Some years ago I ate lunch with a well known minister/author. If I gave his name, many would know it. You’ve likely read and enjoyed his books, as have I. I anticipated an afternoon of stirring conversation and great dialogue, but I was disappointed. In fact, I have seldom been so bored. All this very intelligent, successful man did for two hours was talk about himself. On and on and on, story after story. Finally, he took a breath, and I thought we might be getting a break. Then he said, “Enough about me. What do you think of my latest book?” Whether we admit it or not, we’re all guilty to some degree of self-promotion and ego-inflating. But Jesus’ teaching showed that these practices are worthless. “If you want to be great,” he said, “learn to be a servant to others.” Then He modeled that lesson Himself by serving those closest to Him in the simplest, most ordinary ways. The proud will be humbled in due time. But the reverse is also true. The humble, the quiet workers, the loving servants, will one day be exalted. How about you? Are you grabbing the spotlight all the time, or are you content to work quietly in the wings while others shine?  Do you realize how much prayer and effort go on before Sunday morning, to prepare for Worship?  None of those individuals receive a spotlight nor do they ask for it. Servanthood is the secret of true greatness.  "Greater is he who serves".


Keep the Son in your eyes,

Pastor Ben J Lahay

Galatians 2:20