THE STORY OF JESUS: Mark 10:35-45
“Whoever wants to become great among you must be your servant.” (Mark 10:43)
Here we see Jesus’s understanding and pattern for good leadership.
A leader is responsible to guide people towards God’s agenda.
Not to force people, nor to force people towards their own agenda.
It is for God and the people, and not for themselves, that they lead.
Leadership is not a way to become great, it is a way to help others.
Our self-centered hearts have twisted leadership (like everything else):
To get glory, power, freedom to do as we please, and the acclaim of others.
This is not how Jesus leads; He becomes our servant to help us!
What does it mean for us as leaders (parent, teacher, church leader, supervisor, manager, employer, politician, peer leader, etc.)?
To some extent we all lead, and this is a responsibility, not a privilege.
I must serve, help, bless those I am responsible for, and deny myself.
This does not make me small, but it is how I become truly become great!
Practically speaking, how am I serving those I lead?
What do you sense the Lord saying to you?
PRAYER
Lord, this is not just a theory, it is a practice. Help me to focus on serving, even sacrificing, so that others may be helped and blessed.