Do we want a leader like Jesus or a leader like the pharisees and Judas wanted? The people believed their Messiah, their King would rescue them from the Roman rule. They were not expecting someone who would lay down His life so they may have eternal life with God. They were looking for something they could see. What are we looking for? Who are we looking for? God so loved the WORLD.
Psalm 146:3-4 Do not put your trust in princes, nor in a son of man, in whom there is no help. His spirit departs, he returns to his earth; In that very day his plans perish.
Matthew 23:11-12 But he who is greatest among you shall be your servant. And whoever exalts himself will be humbled, and he who humbles himself will be exalted.
Matthew 25:34-36 “Then the King will say to those on His right hand, ‘Come you blessed of my Father, inherit the kingdom prepared for you from the foundation of the world: FOR I was hungry and you gave Me food; I was thirsty and you gave Me drink; I was a stranger and you took Me in; I was naked and you clothed Me; I was sick and you visited Me; I was in prison and you came to Me.'”
Matthew 20:27-28 And whoever desires to be first among you, let him be your slave; just as the Son of Man did not come to be served, but to serve, and to give His life a ransom for many.
Mark 10:44-45 And whoever of you desires to be first shall be slave to all. For even the Son of Man did not come to be served, but to serve, and to give His life a ransom for many.
John13:13-14 You call me Teacher and Lord and you say well, for so I am. If then your Lord and Teacher, have washed your feet, you ought to wash one another’s feet.
What are we looking for? Are we looking to Jesus for guidance? Are we looking for our own desires? God is the reader of our hearts. Will we ask God to examine our hearts and minds and lead us in all we say and do?
Romans 13:10 Love does no harm to a neighbor, therefore love is the fulfillment of the Law.
