I love how Jesus' last statement just gets brushed aside. Yeah, yeah, you're going to die... but what we really want to know is, "Who will sit on your left and right in your kingdom". The narrative doesn't dwell on Jesus' statements about His upcoming crucifixion, it keeps right on moving. We end up where we just were. Again, Jesus is left to try to instruct His disciples on what the kingdom is really like.
The sons of Zebedee manage to strike first. Everyone senses that something is going to happen (although Jesus has told them what that will be). Their mom makes sure to put in a good word for her boys. It's almost like Jesus is taken aback by what is going on. Seriously? You guys are just not getting it, are you?
What comes next in verses 24-28 has become one of those defining moments of scripture, at least in how I try to live up to what God wants from us. It's right up there with dying to self, although I suppose this could be a subcategory of that. Whoever wants to be great, must be a servant to all. Anytime I've had some sort position of authority, I've felt the weight of this. As a leader, I am called to be a servant. How much different would our churches and and world be if our leaders saw themselves in the light of Jesus' instructions here?
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