"Don't set people up as experts over your life, letting them tell you what to do. Save that authority for God; let him tell you what to do.
No one else should carry the title of 'Father'; you have only one Father, and he's in heaven.
And don't let people maneuver you into taking charge of them. There is only one Life-Leader for you and them—Christ.
'Do you want to stand out? Then step down.
Be a servant. If you puff yourself up, you'll get the wind knocked out of you.
But if you're content to simply be yourself, your life will count for plenty."
But Jesus says that won't work when it comes to the living of our lives. There are pastors and coaches and teachers. There are presidents and governors and kings and queens. There are parents and spouses. All of these can play a role in our lives and in our world, but none of them can be responsible for our own actions and our relationship with God.
We only have one leader. And his example is the way that we should go in our own lives.
We should serve. Jesus took a towel and basin and washed the feet of his disciples. This is our leader. The presence of the one God, our true Father.
What would it mean to strip away all of our idols and only follow Jesus today? What would it mean to truly become a servant?
Grace & Peace,
Adam
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