“ 46An argument started among the disciples as to which of them would be the greatest. 47Jesus, knowing their thoughts, took a little child and had him stand beside him. 48Then he said to them, "Whoever welcomes this little child in my name welcomes me; and whoever welcomes me welcomes the one who sent me. For he who is least among you all—he is the greatest."
What an awesome lesson to be learned. We, like the disciples, often start looking for personal glory, even as we do God’s work. We get frustrated and aggravated at those doing little to help further the Kingdom of God, then we start to believe ourselves “above” them, because we “do so much” for the church and others. However, this is not so. At that point, we are focusing on our “personal glory” not the glory of God, just as the disciples were doing at this point; wanting to know “who was the greatest”, essentially who was doing the best work.
Jesus aptly answered them by showing them that the “least” among them (the one who was not out for personal glory but humbled to give God the glory) was the greatest. So remember, as in the hymn, “to God be the glory, great things HE has done”. God may use you as a conduit for His miracles, but He is always in control. It is when we forget this and start believing WE are great that we falter and fail, hurting many in the process. Never forget to give credit where credit is due, and God deserves all of our praise for He is worthy and good. Amen?
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It is so true that sometimes we do so much in a church, we don't let others receive a blessing. Not to say what we are doing is good, but it might have been for someone else to receive the blessing.
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