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“He that is least among you, the same shall be great” (Luke 9:48).
We saw yesterday that is wrong for us to want to “be somebody;” that is, we should not want to be somebody important. Here in our verse today the Lord Jesus tells us how to be truly great. True greatness lies in being the least among others, for then we become more like the Lord Jesus.
The Lord Jesus was the only man who had a right to be great, for He is the Son of God. He created this world, and upholds “all things by the word of His power.” (See if you can find the reference for this verse too.) But He voluntarily took the lowest place in this world, and went all the way to Calvary’s cross.
If you think for a moment about those Christians whom you like and admire the most, are they proud people who want to be important? No, they are almost surely those who take a low place, and who want to serve the Lord, and serve others.
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