who's first,really

Many who are first now will be last then;

    & those who are last now will be first then. Matthew 20:16


Whoever wants to be a leader among you must be your servant,

     & whoever wants to be first must become your slave.

For even I, the Son of Man, came here not to be served but to serve others,

      & to give my life as a ransom for many. Matthew 20:26b-28



What Jesus is doing here is on one hand telling us that who & what we think is important to our earthly, finite thinking ain't all that important.

And on the other hand, He's telling us that God's yardstick for measuring greatness is a whole lot different than ours.

God doesn't have an earthly success orientation - it completely heavenly, infinite, & big picture oriented.


Maybe we should be that way more?