April 1- The Road To Greatness

Deuteronomy 18:1-20:20
Luke 9:28-50
Psalm 73:1-28
Proverbs 12:10

Luke 9 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."

In Luke 9:46, the disciples have an argument about who is the greatest among them. I enjoy reading stories like these, because they remind me of the types of questions I have in my mind so often. Do people perceive me as good? Am I meeting the expectations set for me? How important am I? Jesus knowing their thoughts, reminds them that being a Christian involves becoming less, not more. The fact is that too often human beings desire to be the best they can be. Ha! It's actually part of our motto as Americans to rise to greatness and become our very best. And while this idea makes sense from a national, social, and financial perspective, Jesus has called us to another standard. "Become less!" These words might seem backwards to us (they sure did to the disciples). However, learning to become less is crucial for our Christian walk. You see, in Christianity, becoming less is the road to greatness!