Sitting down, Jesus called the Twelve and said, "If anyone wants to be first, he must be the very last, and the servant of all."
Last? Nobody likes to be last. When it comes to lines, we hate to be last! Many of us have a hard time settling for second place, much less last place. Jesus, however, reverses the way the world ranks things (
Luke 22:25-27). The person who is most important to him is not the person seeking the status, notoriety, and the place of honor. The most important person is like Jesus himself: willing to give up rank, status, and place importance to serve the least, last, and lost. For Jesus, last means first in service and first in the eyes of God.
Magnificent God, my Savior, you have made the world wonderful for me and have given your Son to redeem me. How can I ever thank you or repay you for your grace and kindness? Help me serve others with grace and kindness. Give me eyes to see people as you do; not judging by mere appearances, but valuing and treating people as Jesus does. I pray in the name of the Lord Jesus, the one who washed his disciples' feet to show them his love and the proper place of importance. Amen.
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