Resurrection GIves

Then the mother of the sons of Zebedee came up to him with her sons, and kneeling before him she asked him for something. And he said to her, “What do you want?” She said to him, “Say that these two sons of mine are to sit, one at your right hand and one at your left, in your kingdom.” Jesus answered, “You do not know what you are asking. Are you able to drink the cup that I am to drink?” They said to him, “We are able.” He said to them, “You will drink my cup, but to sit at my right hand and at my left is not mine to grant, but it is for those for whom it has been prepared by my Father.” And when the ten heard it, they were indignant at the two brothers. But Jesus called them to him and said, “You know that the rulers of the Gentiles lord it over them, and their great ones exercise authority over them. It shall not be so among you. But whoever would be great among you must be your servant, and whoever would be first among you must be your slave, even as the Son of Man came not to be served but to serve, and to give his life as a ransom for many.”
(Matthew 20:20-28 ESV)
Jesus has just made his third prediction of His coming Passover.  His followers know His Kingdom is coming, but what exactly does that look like?   There was (and is) a lot of misunderstanding about it. Like much truth, we need to hear it over and over again before it sinks in.  The resurrection gives life. The Kingdom of God is about life - eternal life, life lived under God, abundant life.  It is not about getting.  The bottom line here is the bottom line: Christ is all about serving and giving. To be His followers means that's what we're all about too: giving ourselves, giving our lives, and giving life to others.  This truly is a reminder of what Jesus had recently said when his disciples argued over who was the greatest, but truth never can be repeated too much.  May we give life as we have been given life in Christ.