24-26 Within minutes they were bickering over who of them would end up the greatest. But Jesus intervened: “Kings like to throw their weight around and people in authority like to give themselves fancy titles. It’s not going to be that way with you. Let the senior among you become like the junior; let the leader act the part of the servant.
27-30 “Who would you rather be: the one who eats the dinner or the one who serves the dinner? You’d rather eat and be served, right? But I’ve taken my place among you as the one who serves. And you’ve stuck with me through thick and thin. Now I confer on you the royal authority my Father conferred on me so you can eat and drink at my table in my kingdom and be strengthened as you take up responsibilities among the congregations of God’s people.
Disciples disputed who would be the greatest in God's Kingdom. Jesus instructed them that God's Kingdom is totally different from the world that the greatest shall become the lowest and the leader the servant of others. People in the world pursue upward mobility while Jesus' disciples downward mobility. God's Kingdom is entirely different from world's kingdoms. Jesus, Son of God, set himself as an example for disciples to follow.His affirmation, identity, power, and authority comes from Father God. There is no need to prove Himself from people's affirmation, applause, recognition, power, position, etc. Jesus, nevertheless, confers his authority to all his disciples that they rule with Him in God's kingdom. Our authority, power, position all directly come from Jesus.
My master and dear friend Jesus, let me walk closely after You and follow your example every day and for the days to come, lest I pursue again the power and authority offered by the world. I pray that I serve like a servant as You served; I live like without power from the world's standard as You lived; but at the same time I received Your authority and Your Kingdom as You conferred to your disciples.
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