Who Is the Greatest?

"And He sat down, called the twelve, and said to them, 'If anyone desires to be first, he shall be last of all and servant of all.'" - Mark 9:35

Today has been a crazy day. I started off well, meeting a friend for prayer at 7:30AM. Thank goodness for that, because I needed it the rest of the day. During the school day, I was pulled out of class for a meeting, had another meeting as a result of that meeting, met with my principal, and had yet another meeting later this afternoon. Oh yeah, and I taught today too. :)

When the school day officially ended, I had detention from 4-5, soccer field supervision duty from 5-6, met with my principal from 6-7, and had a Children's Services meeting from 7-8! Agh!

In the craziness of the day, I tend to forget the important things. It is only once things calm down that I am able to reflect on what God is teaching me. This semester I am in an adult Bible Study based on a series by Andy Stanley called, "Playing God." In it, he has been talking about our positions of power and how we use them. We have been talking about how Jesus washed the disciples' feet and served them, modeling how we are to live. We also talked about the verse above. A couple of the disciples were arguing over who would be the greatest in the kingdom. Jesus' response tells us that we are to be servants to all. As God is moving me into a position of more power, I need to look for ways that I can serve. One way I am recognizing is standing firm for the rights of the oppressed. That can take many different forms. Anytime a person is treated unfairly or taken advantage of, it is my responsibility to stand up for that person. Please pray for me as I move into a position of more authority, that I would put others before myself and be a servant to all.