I knew that I was going to have a great quarterback…..

 

It wasn’t the way he threw the football.

It wasn’t his GPA–which was above 4.0.

It wasn’t his athletic ability.

 

It was after a football game and after all the players had left the locker room.

 

I had asked the boys to clean out the visitor locker room and to leave it better than how they had found it.

 

So when I entered it to see how they had done—there he was—picking up the final pieces of trash.  It was immaculate.

 

When the lead dog does the dirty work—something amazing happens.

 

Jesus knew this more than anyone.

 

Luke  42 Jesus called them together and said, “You know that those who are regarded as rulers of the Gentiles lord it over them, and their high officials exercise authority over them. 43 Not so with you. Instead, whoever wants to become great among you must be your servant, 44 and whoever wants to be first must be slave of all. 45 For even the Son of Man did not come to be served, but to serve, and to give his life as a ransom for many.”

 

Imagine being on a death march to the cross and having your friends fighting for position to be first…..

 

They didn’t get it.  And, often times, neither do we.

 

In our striving to be on top, we sometimes forget who we are walking past, or even over the top of, to get there.

 

Jesus came and staked a claim on us….not just to save us but to redeem us and set us on a path to be better.  He has called us to be in covenant with Him.

 

I heard a pastor say that to be in covenant we need PASSION…AND we need SACRIFICE.  Neither one of those alone will allow us to truly walk in what God has called us to be…..

 

Because the Lord wants us to be FIRST.  And He wants us to be part of the “great among you” crowd that He was calling for…..

 

Let’s all make a point to remember what GREAT AMONG YOU truly requires.

 

In The Name of the Father and the Son and the Holy Spirit.  Amen.

 

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Coach J