2/28/14
After they arrived at Capernaum and settled in a house, Jesus asked his disciples, "What were you discussing out on the road?" But they didn't answer, because they had been arguing about which of them was the greatest. He sat down, called the twelve disciples over to him, and said, "Whoever wants to be first must take last place and be the servant of everyone else." Then he put a little child among them. Taking the child in his arms, he said to them, "Anyone who welcomes a little child like this on my behalf welcomes me, and anyone who welcomes me welcomes not only me but also my Father who sent me." (Mark 9:33-37 NLT)
This "who's the greatest?" Question was an ongoing issue for the Disciples, and I can just imagine Jesus, rolling His eyes every time they started talking about it. He knew this didn't matter, but they wouldn't get it through their thick skulls. So He took one of the children, (I imagine it was Peter's daughter, or James' son) and put the child on His shoulders, and taught about how to become great in God's kingdom. Humility, placing others in front of yourself, and serving. The last will be the greatest. We need to strive to become last.
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