It seems to
me that everyone wants to be honored—look how many people want to be first in
line, whether it is for food or to purchase the latest music, movie video or
electronic gadget. Bring me my food first…or I want the best seat in the house.
A servant gives up his or her own goals and desires and follows those of their
master. Considering Jesus as our master, what are His goals—His focus? He was
bent on honoring the Father—so that must be our goal, too. Yet Jesus promised
here in this passage from John 12 that if we serve Him, the Father will honor
us. In essence…if we honor Him, He will honor us! What a sweet circle of love. So
if we are to be Christ’s servants, then we need to follow His ways and His
desires. We need to lay down our life for Him—just as Jesus later taught. This is
My commandment, that you love one another, just as I have loved you. Greater
love has no one than this, that one lay down his life for his friends. John
15:12-13.
Training Tip – Talk with your family about what it means to be “honored”—so
that you all are on the same page. Ask your child where they think the
most honored person should sit in your home—at the dinner table and in your
living room. Ask them what would make them the most honored in the family. Then
take turns honoring each other—and being the “servant” and the “honored” person.
Have the servant give a cookie or something on a very special plate or bowl to
the honoree.
Lord, teach my children and grandchildren that if
they want to become great, they must be a servant. If they want to be first,
then they need to be like You Jesus. You didn’t come to be served, but to serve
and to give Your life as a ransom for many (Matthew 20:26-28).
All
scripture quoted from the New American Standard Bible (NASB) unless otherwise
noted.
© 2013 by Mickey
M. Hunacek. All rights reserved.
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