The greatest among you must be your servant. Anyone who exalts himself will be humbled, and anyone who humbles himself will be exalted.
Mt.23:12
Jesus underscores his warning on hypocrisy with a radical command. The greatest of all must serve all. Christian life is diametrically opposed to the life of the world. The power pyramid is turned upside down.
Why does Jesus insist on this? Because it's for my good. My flesh craves power, prestige, and adulation. Pride underpins all of this in me and where does pride come from? The devil.
Why is it good for me to be humble and to serve? Because it makes me more Christ-like and that is my goal, to be more like Jesus.
Jesus, pride still wars within me. Come Holy Spirit, give me a servant's heart, help me be Jesus to those I meet today.
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