Jesus Came To Be A Servant

«And whosoever of you desires to be first shall be slave of all.» Mark 10:44

James and John were two disciples of Jesus. Their mother must have been very proud of that! Her sons were close friends of Jesus. They walked with Him daily, talked with Him and received His attention.

She thought that Jesus would become the king of the people. Since her children were very close friends of Jesus, He could make them the most important ones in His kingdom.

It was the time of the Passover holiday and Jesus went to Jerusalem. There He tried to explain to the disciples that He would not be crowned as king, but He would be killed after suffering a lot.

The mother, as soon as she saw Jesus, asked Him to make her sons important in the kingdom. Then Jesus, with great patience, explained: “Mother, in My kingdom, the most important people are those who help others, not those who wear nice clothes and boss others around.”

Did that mother understand that those who want to be the most important must be last and help others the most?

Let’s practice!

Talk to your mom about what it’s like to be an important person.