CONTEXT: This verse confirms three things, first Jesus was sinless, an unblemished sacrifice. Second that only through Christ the Holy unblemished sacrifice can a man be reconciled to God. Third Christ was a willing (and therefore) humble sacrifice.
Servanthood: Humility in Action
“‘Whoever wishes to become great among you shall be your servant, and whoever wishes to be first among you shall be your slave’” (Matthew 20:26-27).
In God’s sight, greatness is marked by a humble, servant’s heart.
Bible commentator R.C.H. Lenski once wrote that God’s “great men are not sitting on top of lesser men, but bearing lesser men on their backs.” Jesus would have agreed with Lenski’s observation, but He did not see it as wrong to desire greater usefulness to God…
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