God speaks today Wednesday | April 23, 2025
Cursed be he that smiteth his neighbor secretly. And all the people shall say, Amen.
(Deuteronomy 27:24)But it shall not be so among you: but whosoever will be great among you, let him be your minister;
(Matthew 20:26) We have to be imitators of Christ to resolve conflicts
In Matthew 20:20-28, the disciples James and John ask for a preferential position in the Kingdom of God, which causes the other disciples to be offended. Jesus confronts them all and explains that in the Kingdom of God, leadership is processed in a very different way than in the world. He contrasts the pride, selfishness, and ambition of the disciples with His own attitude of service, self-denial, and surrender to the Will of the Father. He exhorts them to imitate His generous and selfless way of life, which exemplifies the values of the Kingdom of God. If our churches and ministries were conducted according to these principles, they would be places of peace, harmony, and blessing instead of conflict.
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And he sat down, and called the twelve, and saith unto them, If any man desire to be first, the same shall be last of all, and servant of all.
(Mark 9:35)But so shall it not be among you: but whosoever will be great among you, shall be your minister:
(Mark 10:43)For even the Son of man came not to be ministered unto, but to minister, and to give his life a ransom for many.
(Mark 10:45)Moreover ye shall take no satisfaction for the life of a murderer, which is guilty of death: but he shall be surely put to death.
(Numbers 35:31)Comments: