Luke 22:7 Then came the Day of Unleavened Bread, when the Passover must be killed. 8 And He sent Peter and John, saying, “Go and prepare the Passover for us, that we may eat.”
Arguably, the greatest of the apostles who walked with Jesus were the set up matainence men for the Passover dinner.
Matt 23:8 But you, do not be called ‘Rabbi’; for One is your Teacher, the Christ, and you are all brethren. 9 Do not call anyone on earth your father; for One is your Father, He who is in heaven. 10 And do not be called teachers; for One is your Teacher, the Christ. 11 But he who is greatest among you shall be your servant. 12 And whoever exalts himself will be humbled, and he who humbles himself will be exalted.
Matt 6: 1 “Take heed that you do not do your charitable deeds before men, to be seen by them. Otherwise you have no reward from your Father in heaven. 2 Therefore, when you do a charitable deed, do not sound a trumpet before you as the hypocrites do in the synagogues and in the streets, that they may have glory from men. Assuredly, I say to you, they have their reward. 3 But when you do a charitable deed, do not let your left hand know what your right hand is doing, 4 that your charitable deed may be in secret; and your Father who sees in secret will Himself reward you openly.
What do you expect for your service? Prestige? Acknowledgement? Applause for your good deeds? If so then you’ve been rewarded here on earth.
Serve, humbly, without title or acknowledgment and don’t even congratulate yourself and the Father will lift you up. The two mites you give, compelled by love, for the grace of God in you will be greatly rewarded for all eternity.
Luke 22:25 Jesus said to them, "The kings of the Gentiles lord it over them; and those who exercise authority over them call themselves Benefactors. 26But you are not to be like that. Instead, the greatest among you should be like the youngest, and the one who rules like the one who serves. 27For who is greater, the one who is at the table or the one who serves? Is it not the one who is at the table? But I am among you as one who serves.
Jesus was not born in a palace, though it was within His power to be; He chose to be born as a humble carpenter’s son, and lived His life as a servant. If our Master is a servant, then we aspire to service. Now where will we receive our reward? Here, or in the kingdom where moth and rust cannot corrupt our riches?
Arguably, the greatest of the apostles who walked with Jesus were the set up matainence men for the Passover dinner.
Matt 23:8 But you, do not be called ‘Rabbi’; for One is your Teacher, the Christ, and you are all brethren. 9 Do not call anyone on earth your father; for One is your Father, He who is in heaven. 10 And do not be called teachers; for One is your Teacher, the Christ. 11 But he who is greatest among you shall be your servant. 12 And whoever exalts himself will be humbled, and he who humbles himself will be exalted.
Matt 6: 1 “Take heed that you do not do your charitable deeds before men, to be seen by them. Otherwise you have no reward from your Father in heaven. 2 Therefore, when you do a charitable deed, do not sound a trumpet before you as the hypocrites do in the synagogues and in the streets, that they may have glory from men. Assuredly, I say to you, they have their reward. 3 But when you do a charitable deed, do not let your left hand know what your right hand is doing, 4 that your charitable deed may be in secret; and your Father who sees in secret will Himself reward you openly.
What do you expect for your service? Prestige? Acknowledgement? Applause for your good deeds? If so then you’ve been rewarded here on earth.
Serve, humbly, without title or acknowledgment and don’t even congratulate yourself and the Father will lift you up. The two mites you give, compelled by love, for the grace of God in you will be greatly rewarded for all eternity.
Luke 22:25 Jesus said to them, "The kings of the Gentiles lord it over them; and those who exercise authority over them call themselves Benefactors. 26But you are not to be like that. Instead, the greatest among you should be like the youngest, and the one who rules like the one who serves. 27For who is greater, the one who is at the table or the one who serves? Is it not the one who is at the table? But I am among you as one who serves.
Jesus was not born in a palace, though it was within His power to be; He chose to be born as a humble carpenter’s son, and lived His life as a servant. If our Master is a servant, then we aspire to service. Now where will we receive our reward? Here, or in the kingdom where moth and rust cannot corrupt our riches?
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