What Jesus Did! 'Least and Greatest' — Mark 10:31

God evaluates people differently than most earthly judges, critics, and cultures do. Those who appear to be lowly, unimportant, backward, impoverished, broken, and meek are valued as precious by God — and will continue to be in the world to come. Is it because he favors the poor and the weak over the strong and the rich? Not necessarily. However, God does cherish the person who serves others regardless of his or her station in life. He does care deeply for the person who recognizes her or his need for God's love, mercy, and grace. God does recognize the genuine humility of a person who has suffered because he or she would not compromise on integrity issues. So those who have cheated their way to the top and thereby gained fame and recognition will not be the ones God honors. No, it will be the people they stepped on but who refused to give up on faith, morality, integrity, honesty, and Christian values. It will be the people who served others — even those who abused them — in the name of Christ.