Daily Walk Through the New Testament

July 9

Read Luke 9:43b-10:7

Talk about insensitivity! Jesus explained He would be betrayed, and the very next moment the disciples were arguing about who was the greatest among them! Isn’t that just like human nature? We live in a world that values status and demands we declare our rank. The idea of rank means we compare ourselves to and compete with others. The higher we go, the lower others go. It is our nature to continue overcoming more people so we may achieve an increasingly higher status in this world.
Tragically, the drive for status ultimately leaves us spiritually dry. Jesus provided us with a recipe for greatness in vs. 48: “Whoever receives this little child in My name receives Me.” The child cannot provide you status nor give you rank. There is only one reason to receive the child: LOVE. In loving unconditionally you begin to see true greatness by following the great example of our Savior.