Jesus was coming to the end of His earthly ministries. There surely were all kinds of vital lessons they could have needed. What would He teach as His final lessons? Would He teach on God’s sovereignty or holiness? Would He do some more kingdom teaching? As they all sat down for their final meal together what would Jesus tell the disciples?
As they prepared for the meal Jesus reminded them that in normal life the greater at a meal are served by the lesser. It is the servants who serve, not the master of the house. Yet, He said that He, their Master and Teacher was the One who was going to serve.
I wonder what they thought at that moment. This flew in the face of all conventional culture and custom. Why would their Master serve them? The answer was clear; He had a few more lessons for them. Among those final lessons would be the lesson of service. The greatest are the servants. Our greatest work is to serve. If we truly desire to be great in His sight we must follow His example and learn to serve.
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