The greatest among you shall be your servant. Whoever exalts himself will be humbled, and whoever humbles himself will be exalted. (Matthew 23:11-12 ESV)
This is the conclusion of the first of Jesus' seven "Woes" on the Pharisees. He is upset with them, but He also is concerned about them because "they just don't get it." They were into knowing the things of God so they could look better and tell others how to live. But they are not alone. Many of us are into the comparison game, and we don't like anyone telling us how to live. We have a pride problem. The first step in true spirituality is humility, and humility is demonstrated in serving others, not telling them what to do. It is living by the verse before these: Neither be called instructors, for you have one instructor, the Christ. (Matthew 23:10 ESV). Yeah, He has the right to tell us all what to do.
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