The Fall Revisited
Jesus and his followers went to Capernaum. They went into a
house. Then Jesus said to his followers, "I heard you arguing
on the road today. What were you arguing about?" But the
followers did not answer, because their argument on the road
was about which one of them was the greatest.
-- Mark 9:33-34 (ERV)
KEY THOUGHT:
Sin entered the world because human beings wanted to be as important as
God. So often, our sins still center around our desire to be our own
little gods. Maybe we don't want to be in charge of the whole universe,
but we do want to be the most important and significant person in our
own sphere of existence. We want to be the greatest in our own world.
This is where inviting Jesus into our presence and being honest with
him about our desires are crucial. We can't invite the one who left
heaven to serve earthlings into our presence without falling under
conviction that our desires for greatness are selfish arrogance and not
a desire for excellence. In fact, Jesus personifies excellence and
redefines what a Christ-follower's life of excellence is all about --
self-sacrificing service to others, as the next verses show.
TODAY'S PRAYER:
O Father, please gently humble me. Remove the dross of my character.
Purge out the arrogance and selfishness of my heart so that I can serve
you, and others, with Christ-like love and care. In Jesus' name. Amen.
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