The mother of James and John comes to Jesus in this chapter to ask that her sons be seated beside Jesus in His Kingdom. Jesus responds with this: "You don't know what you are asking. Can you drink the cup I am going to drink?"
What Jesus is saying is that He is going to suffer and die. What the mother of James and John mother signed them up for was suffering and death. What we sign up for as Christians is suffering and death, if we do it right.
Jesus says that to be great in the Kingdom is to be a slave here on earth. But I thought we got freedom through Christ? We do. We are no longer slaves to sin but we are now slaves to righteousness. Being a Christian is not about doing whatever you want, rather it is about being a slave to righteousness, service and love.
Jesus signed up for this on earth too. Jesus said, "the Son of Man did not come to be served, but to serve, and to give His life as a ransom for many." Jesus was a servant on earth and is now exaulted. If we are servants on earth we will be exaulted in heaven.
So pursue servant-leadership on earth and your reward will be great in the Kingdom of Heaven. Remember, as Christians we signed up to be slaves, not to be entitled snobs. So serve your world for the sake of Christ today.
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