Greatness Through Humble Service

The disciples once argued about who among them was the greatest. They imagined honor,

authority, and recognition. They expected greatness to look like status. Jesus listened.

Then He did something unexpected. He called a child and placed the child among them and said:

“Whoever wants to be first must be last of all and servant of all.”

Later, Jesus made it even clearer. “The rulers of the Gentiles lord it

over them… Not so with you.” Greatness in God’s kingdom would not look like

domination. It would look like service. Jesus did not just teach this.

He lived it. On the night before His death, Jesus knelt down and washed His disciples’