SCRIPTURE: Mark 15:27-32
Save yourself! – this is the motto of the ‘ubermensch’, the superman.
Survival of the fittest, the king of the hill, only the strongest survive, every person for themselves.
So much for Jesus king of Israel, the only hill He is king of is Golgotha.
Jesus defies this motto, He refuses to play this game, He chooses the way of weakness over power.
Humility and servanthood, not pride and power, is the currency in God’s kingdom.
The one who wins God’s game is not the one who gets to the top first, but who helps others get there.
Right now you may be relying on your own strength and smarts to save yourself.
God allows us to take this path, but He will be waiting for us at the end of it, when we fail.
Like the parable of the prodigal son (Luke 15), the Father lets His son try selfish, self-centred living… but He also welcomes him back when he comes to his senses (Luke 15:17).
When you finally realize that you need God’s help, when you can’t save yourself… look to the king of the hill.
Look down – not up – and see Jesus beneath you, loving you, serving you, helping you, saving you.
He did not ‘save Himself’ because He wants to save you.
Stop fighting it, you need God’s help, and He is eager to give it.
What do you sense the Lord saying to you?
PRAYER
Jesus, You are true king of the hill, not selfishly seeking the top but selflessly reaching to the bottom, to help me up. Thank You for not saving Yourself, that You might save me.