When was the last time you were told not to do what everyone else is doing?  Be different?  What?  What will my friends think or say if I don’t go along with them?  Besides, I like being the most looked up to, others kowtow to me… I like that!

The Passover meal was completed, the third cup of red wine (the cup of Redemption)  had been instituted as a reminder of the new covenant Jesus was establishing… that very next day He would die on the cross for them.  Luke 22:20

Jesus even pointedly said that one of those twelve would betray Him.
Luke 22:21-22

Then an argument began – who was the greatest among them?  Was it Peter, James, or John or one of the other twelve?  Luke 22:24 

Jesus did not say, ‘Stop the arguing!’  He did say that the Gentile kings lorded over people.  People in power showed their authority. 

What did Jesus say?
NASB Luke 22:26 “But it is not this way with you…”
He went on to say that the greatest among them must become like the youngest, humble, teachable, serving others with a servant’s heart.
Luke 22:26

Jesus continued, “… ‘But I am among you as one who serves.’”  Luke 22:27 He was not finished with His teaching about a servant being the greatest.

Follower of Christ – we are to follow the example of Jesus our Savior and Lord.
We are to choose His attitude.  He became a bond-servant… when He went to the cross and died for our sins.  He intentionally served you and me.  Philippians 2:5-8

~ Take it to heart ~

Do you serve your Savior with the heart of a servant? 
“It is my pleasure to serve.”