Thursday, March 21, 2019

Good old knee-ology is as good as some theology

Scripture ...
Luke 22:25-27

Reflections ...

With infinite patience Jesus responds to His disciples’ strife about which of them will be considered the greatest. He reminds them they are thinking the way worldly people do— striving for recognition and self-promotion. His followers, however, must take a different path.

The greatest among His people will regard themselves as though they were the youngest, the lowest people who have absolutely no claim over anyone else. Christian leaders will be humble people who pour themselves out in lowly service. And these apostles, when they go out to share the good news about what Jesus accomplished for all people, will go out as equals, serving the same cause, sharing the same Gospel.

That is why we have the priests and the religious. They remind us of Jesus’ humble, lowly service to us. Like Him, priests and religious don’t do their work for their own glory or recognition, but for the benefit of those around them, and for the glory of their Savior Jesus Christ.

As He lays aside the water basin and towel and resumes His place at the table, He brings their focus back to Himself. He is the glorious Son of God, yet He set aside that glory and became human. He reminds them that He has come to serve, and not to be served. He will soon show them the greatest example of lowly, self-sacrifice as He offers Himself unto death to remove our guilt and sin.

Prayer ...

Lord Jesus, my world seeks fame, honor, glory and distinction. But You alone deserve this attention. Give me joy in humbly serving, just as You stooped down to serve each of us. Amen.

Lenten Challenge for today …
This sacrifice is about blowing someone else’s trumpet and telling others how great they are. Think about who adds a spark to your life just by being uniquely them. Got someone in mind? Great, now go shout to the world about them so that others can join in the ‘aaaah’ and ‘awwwww’ too.

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Credits:

Thanks to various sites for the ideas .  I have tailored the materials accordingly to suit my needs.

Countdown calendar - https://www.timeanddate.com/clocks/freecountdown.html

Reflections and prayer – https://www.lhm.org/

Luke 22 - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ttt4pQe_zFE