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(KJV.)  ST. LUKE 22:25-27

(25)  And he said unto them,  The kings of the Gentiles exercise lordship over them; and they that exercise authority upon them are called benefactors.
(26)  But ye shall not be so:  but he that is greatest among you, let him be as the younger; and he that is chief, as he that doth serve.
(27)  For whether is greater, he that sitteth at meat, or he that serveth?  is not he that sitteth an meat?  but I am among you as he that serveth.


SERVE THE LORD WITH GLADNESS!

(25)  And he said unto them,  The kings of the Gentiles exercise lordship over them; and they that exercise authority upon them are called benefactors.  Brethren,  when Jesus Christ was with his disciples at the last Passover, at the dinner table, he told them about his trails, crucifixion death and resurrection, however, his disciples were not paying attention to his warning but strove among themselves, about who should be the greatest among them, in the absence of their master Jesus Christ;  therefore, he said unto them,  "The rulers of the world discharge their duties over the world, and those that discharge powers and make decisions in the world are called donors."  therefore,  (i) his disciples ought to be humble, obey their rulers and authorities;  (ii)  they ought to serve and not be rulers over people;  (iii)  that his disciples should obey those who rule and have authorities over them;  in other words, they should be humble and law abiding. (Titus 3:1).

(26)  But ye shall not be so:  but he that is greatest among you, let him be as the younger; and he that is chief, as he that doth serve.  Brethren,  Jesus, told his disciples not to strive among themselves on who will be the greatest, but, serve our Father diligently;  for, (i)  whosoever, will be distinguished among them; let that person be the junior and serve others; (Galatians 5:13);  (ii)  and whosoever, that is highest in ranking and have authority over people, that person should also serve his people.:(John 12:26);  therefore, in whatever positions we find ourselves in this world, we are all servers, and should willfully and joyfully serve one another;  regardless of what we do, when we serve others, we also serve our Father in heaven, creator of all things; and if we serve him, then, let us serve him with enthusiasm, not with hesitations;  for example,  (iii)  parents serve their families by providing food, shelter and clothing;  (iv)  at work, employees serve  their employers through daily responsibilities, employers serve their employees by rewarding them with paychecks;  on the other hand,  (iv)  if we serve Jesus Christ our Lord and Savior on earth, in his holy fold, and serve one another;  let us know that there are spiritual blessings awaiting us in heavenly places forevermore.(Ephesians 1:3);  today,  let us ask ourselves, are we serving Jesus Christ?

(27)  For whether is greater, he that sitteth at meat, or he that serveth?  is not he that sitteth an meat?  but I am among you as he that serveth.  Brethren, if we serve one another with all our hearts; (i)  the world will see our handiwork, eventually we will earn recognition, be alleviated into higher positions;  regardless of what authorities and positions we serve;  let us serve one another diligently and with joyfulness of hearts;  (ii)  not only will the world see our services, but heaven will also recognize our efforts on earth and our Father will be glorified through our works;  Jesus said unto his disciples, "who is greater, the one who is seated at the dinner table to be served or the server who serves the dinner?  Jesus answered the question himself, and said, it is he that seated to be served; but during my time with you together, I was a server;  therefore, the lesson Jesus was teaching his disciples in this context is to also serve the world;  today, let us serve one another with our gifts and talents, if we share our gifts with others, we will receive more gifts from our Father for his glorification;  it is written, "As every man hath received the gift, even so minister the same one to another, as good stewards of the manifold grace of God." (1 Peter 4:10).


CONCLUSION:

Dearly beloved,  the lesson Jesus is teaching us today is;  believers, are servants; though we are joint heirs with him in eternity; on earth we are to humble ourselves as household servants, serve him as we serve one another;  though Jesus was part of our Father, he served humanity during his ministry on earth; therefore, as his believers, let us also serve one another, not grudgingly but with joyfulness of hearts, for there are earthly, heavenly blessings in serving our Father through Jesus Christ in his righteousness forever and evermore.  Amen and Amen!


QUOTE OF THE DAY:

(KJV.)  1 Peter 4:11  If any man speak,  let him speak as the oracles of God;  if any man minister,  let him do it as of the ability which God giveth: that God in all things may be glorified through Jesus Christ, to whom be praise and dominion for ever and ever.  Amen.