Serving God

It amazes me that, in the culture of "the West", we seem to have totally lost the idea of service. This is no more obvious than in the related concept of "ministering/ministry". I often wish that I could explain to the Prime Minister of the United Kingdom that his job is to serve the people, not to "lord it over them".

Jesus had something to say on the matter: "Jesus called [the disciples] together and said, 'You know that the rulers of the Gentiles lord it over them, and their high officials exercise authority over them. Not so with you. Instead, whoever wants to become great among you must be your servant,and whoever wants to be first must be your slave - just as the Son of Man did not come to be served, but to serve, and to give his life as a ransom for many.'" (Matt.20:25-28)

Service - it's the true way to greatness - even if it means following the way of the cross!