Mark 8:34-35 And calling the crowd to him with his disciples, he said to them, “If anyone would come after me, let him deny himself and take up his cross and follow me. For whoever would save his life will lose it, but whoever loses his life for my sake and the gospel's will save it.
Mark 10:42-45 And Jesus called them to him and said to them, “You know that those who are considered rulers of the Gentiles lord it over them, and their great ones exercise authority over them. But it shall not be so among you. But whoever would be great among you must be your servant, and whoever would be first among you must be slave of all. For even the Son of Man came not to be served but to serve, and to give his life as a ransom for many.”
Jesus, the greatest among us, became our servant. If we want to walk with Him, we too must serve, especially in times of uncertainty and fear. If we are truly going to follow Jesus, we need to humble ourselves. You don’t become a servant simply by deciding to. Service comes from the heart.
As John the Baptizer said in John 3:30, “He must increase, but I must decrease.”
Mark 10:42-45 And Jesus called them to him and said to them, “You know that those who are considered rulers of the Gentiles lord it over them, and their great ones exercise authority over them. But it shall not be so among you. But whoever would be great among you must be your servant, and whoever would be first among you must be slave of all. For even the Son of Man came not to be served but to serve, and to give his life as a ransom for many.”
Jesus, the greatest among us, became our servant. If we want to walk with Him, we too must serve, especially in times of uncertainty and fear. If we are truly going to follow Jesus, we need to humble ourselves. You don’t become a servant simply by deciding to. Service comes from the heart.
As John the Baptizer said in John 3:30, “He must increase, but I must decrease.”