Topic: SERVANT LEADERSHIP
Text: Matthew 20:20-28
20:20 Then the mother of Zebedee’s sons came to Him with her sons, kneeling down and asking something from Him.
20:21 And He said to her, “What do you wish?” She said to Him, “Grant that these two sons of mine may sit, one on Your right hand and the other on the left, in Your kingdom.”
20:22 But Jesus answered and said, “You do not know what you ask. Are you able to drink the cup that I am about to drink, and be baptized with the baptism that I am baptized with?” They said to Him, “We are able.”
20:23 So He said to them, “You will indeed drink My cup, and be baptized with the baptism that I am baptized with; but to sit on My right hand and on My left is not Mine to give, but it is for those for whom it is prepared by My Father.”
20:24 And when the ten heard it, they were greatly displeased with the two brothers.
20:25 But Jesus called them to Himself and said, “You know that the rulers of the Gentiles lord it over them, and those who are great exercise authority over them.
20:26 Yet it shall not be so among you; but whoever desires to become great among you, let him be your servant.
20:27 And whoever desires to be first among you, let him be your slave
20:28 just as the Son of Man did not come to be served, but to serve, and to give His life a ransom for many.”
STUDY:
Men always seek relevance and this is why they go into all manner of fights when they perceive they are not being recognised. Our text today is not what happened among the ‘outsiders’, but the Disciples of Christ. The two sons of Zebedee came with their mother to ask for a seat on the left and right hands of Jesus in the Kingdom. The other disciples of Jesus frowned at such request because they may have also desired such privilege.
Jesus was clear when He told them that it was the right of the Father to determine who sits where. He also used the opportunity to teach the Disciples the difference between leadership as perceived by the world, and as truly designed by God. We need to realise that it is God who promotes and this realisation should make us to shun the fight for positions among ourselves. Those who have been elected by grace to lead others, should
know that God expects them to serve His purpose in their lives, not “exercising dominion”, to the humiliation of others. Jesus also gave an example of Himself, stressing that He came to serve and not to be served. What type of leader are you?
Prayer:
O God, change my heart and make it ever new so that I maybe like you in Jesus’Name. Amen
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