Good Morning Friends,
“An argument started among the disciples as to which of them would be the greatest. Jesus, knowing their thoughts, took a little child and had him stand beside him. Then he said to them, ‘Whoever welcomes this little child in my name welcomes me; and whoever welcomes me welcomes the one who sent me. For he who is least among you all -- he is the greatest.’” (Luke 9:46-48)
Most of us work in a culture with clear lines of authority and rank. Salaries go up as you rise to higher levels of rank. Along with higher salaries come more and more perks. The world seeks to identify how important people are and reward them on that basis. That’s the way the American economy works.
It’s not the way the kingdom of God works. Lines of authority and levels of rank are foreign to God’s kingdom. There is only One authority, One head of the kingdom. All others are servants, seeking to the do the will of the One we serve.
In fact, Jesus turns the normal structure upside down. He declares that the greatest in the kingdom of God is the one who would be considered least in the schemes of the world -- the little child. What is it about a little child that makes him great? In a child you find the purest love and the most trusting faith.
It’s not about where you rank or how much authority you have or how important you are. It’s about loving God and trusting Him. Those are the things God seeks … those are the things God values.
His, by Grace,
Steve
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