At a concert or church service, who do you want to be?
You know, who’s the person you emulate the most?
Who do you think of when you say, I want to be just like them?
Perhaps it’s the star of the event, the one standing center on stage. Or the backup singer in the choir . . . on the third row. Or maybe it’s the stage manager (i.e., assistant pastor) that’s set up the event for the best viewing angle possible.
Do you want all the attention, or are you content to be a background player?
Here’s what Jesus had to say about the matter:
Mark 9:35 says:
“And he sat down and called the twelve. And he said to them, ‘If anyone would be first, he must be last of all and servant of all.’ ”
Ouch! That’s not very American, Jesus. We can be the custodian any day of the week. We want to be the lead singer, the pastor proclaiming the Word of God, the glittering star wearing diamonds and gold.
God says, “No, no, no. That’s not my plan. I need you for other things.”
God’s plan is a pyramid. More people are needed at the base than at the top. Only when you show you can be content with helping support the program can God feel confident to move you to the top.
Let’s approach our Christian servitude God’s way. Call the pastor and ask what jobs you can do. Cut the grass. Clean the windows. Work one Sunday a month in the nursery.
That’s how the church functions. We jump in, and all the work gets done.
Just like that.
God says, “Welcome to my house. I have a job for you to do.”
You become biggest in God’s eyes when you are content to be the smallest in the eyes of the world.
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