It is not about me

“For even the Son of Man came not to be served but to serve others and to give his life as a ransom for many.”Matthew‬ ‭20‬:‭28‬ ‭NLT‬‬

Nothing in Jesus’ life shouted: ‘it’s all about me’ and yet it was. He was the great I Am, He was the gate, the door, the way, the truth and the life. Yet, He spent His time teaching, releasing, healing, delivering and confronting. 

Jesus is my example. Does my life shout ‘servant of the most high’ or ‘servant of self’? If I serve myself then ease and comfort come first. I am surrounded with many hands wanting me to finance them. I have to be careful as I must serve the Lord’s vision and the people He has given me to serve. Jesus only did what He saw His Father do, nothing more, nothing less.

Jesus financed no one, yet He had access to abundance. He was provided for by the women who kept His team company. I presume they cooked and cleaned for the team. Nonetheless, He did have Judas caring for the treasury. So, inadvertently He was the source. There was mention of giving to the poor by Judas. If this was what he did, we do not know.

Today I go to a Nepali church that my flatmates attend. They go there because the pastor’s wife has been good to them. What will my attendance say? I do not want it to say, ‘the finance is here!’ The hardest part of being a missionary in Nepal is that is exactly what you are seen as first. This is frustrating as the kingdom of God and His word is first. May His kingdom come, His will be done! Amen!