OUR DAILY BREAD : CALLED TO SERVE

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November 24
Tuesday


CALLED
TO SERVE

READ:
Mark 10:35-45
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The Son of Man did not
come to be served, but
to serve. __Mark 10:45
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When George W. Bush was President, he made a surprise visit to serve Thanksgiving Day dinner to soldiers deployed overseas. One reporter covering the story thought that some might save their meal as a souvenir, explaining, "It's not often that anyone is served by the President."
All elected officials are public servants--in a global, symbolic way--so they are always serving. So it seems that an act of service should not have been one of the biggest news items of the day.

Many people have a genuine desire to serve others, but for some, service is really self-serving. This was true when Jesus was training His disciples. They were under the impression that following Him would make them great.

But Jesus quickly set them straight: "Those who are considered rulers over the Gentiles lord it over them, and their great ones exercise authority over them. Yet it shall not be so among you" (Mark 1):42-43). Jesus made it clear to them that they were in training to become servants: "Whoever of you desires to be first shall be slave of all" (v.44).

We can sign up for any number of leadership training seminars, but the only good leaders are those who are first and foremost good servants.
__Julie Ackerman Link
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```````````````````They truly lead who lead by love,``````````````
`````````````````````And humbly serve the Lord;`````````````````
``````````````````Their lives will bear the Spirit's fruit``````````````
`````````````````And magnify His Word. __D. De Haan`````````````
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A good leader is a good servant.

*************Today's Bible Reading __ Mark 10:35-45**************

35 Then James and John, the
sons of Zebedee, came to
Him, saying, "Teacher, we
want You to do for us
whatever we ask."

36 And He said to them,
"What do you want Me to do
for you?"

37 They said to Him, "Grant
us that we may sit, one on
Your right hand and the other
on Your left, in Your glory."

38 But Jesus said to them,
"You do not know what you
ask. Are you able to drink the
cup that I drink, and be
baptized with the baptism
that I am baptized with?"

39 They said to Him, "We
are able."

So Jesus said to them, "You
will indeed drink the cup that
I drink, and with the baptism
I am baptized with you will
be baptized; 40 but to sit on
My right hand and on My
left is not Mine to give, but it
is for those from whom it is
prepared."

41 And when the ten heard
it, they began to be greatly
displeased with James and
John. 42 But Jesus called
them to Himself and said to
them, "You know that those
who are considered rulers
over the Gentiles lord it over
them, and their great ones
exercise authority over them.

43 Yet is shall not be so
among you; but whoever
desires to become great
among you shall be your
servant. 44 And whoever of
you desires to be first shall
be slave of all. 45 For even the
Son of Man did not come to
be served, but to serve, and
to give His life a ransom for
many."

>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>INSIGHT<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<

The disciples had already argued among themselves over who was the
greatest (Mark 9:33-34). The right and left hand are the highest and
the next highest assigned positions in a royal court (10:37). Christ said
that true greatness is costly (v.38), characterized not by hierarchical
authority (v.42), but by servile humility (v.43). __SIM KAY TEE