Reading
SAA Notes
What lesson do you think Jesus wants His disciples to learn here in verses 33-37? The example we set children is a fearful matter. What does verse 50 mean?
SJA Notes
* God Above, Your word is what we need. Please write it on our hearts today.
“And he sat down and called the twelve. And he said to them, ‘If anyone would be first, he must be last of all and servant of all.'”
We can often be in argument with one another like the disciples were in this passage.
Bickering and fighting about things that are driven from our pride and envy, from jealousy and hypocrisy.
It is hard to be humble. It is hard to be last. It is hard to be salt.
And it is often hard to be at peace with each other.
But Jesus calls us to do this.
Earlier in chapter nine we read God the Father telling us plainly, of Jesus,
“This is my beloved Son; listen to him.”
Do we listen to Jesus?
* Father God,
Please sink us in self that we might rise in You.
Please help us to walk humbly under Your mighty hand.
Please may we be salt and light in this world, peace to one another, showing people Jesus.
Amen.