Luke 22:24-26
And there was also a strife among them, which of them should be accounted the greatest. And he said unto them, The kings of the Gentiles exercise lordship over them; and they that exercise authority upon them are called benefactors. 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.
Today's Thought: Pride is the root of all conflict within and without the church.
Benjamin Franklin said: There is perhaps no one of our natural passions so hard to subdue as pride. Beat it down, stifle it, mortify it as much as one pleases, it is still alive. Even if I could conceive that I had completely overcome it, I should probably be proud of my humility. At the root of every conflict and every chaos is the desire to have preeminence and have their own way. It is hard to fight against pride because it appeals to us.
On the night before the crucifixion, Jesus had to deal with the pride of the disciples. They were arguing on which of them should have the preeminent role in Heaven. While Jesus was talking about Heaven and the sacrifice He was going to make for the world, they were all filled with price and conflcit erupted. We must be reminded on how easy pride could creep in even when Jesus is around.
Pride is something we are too proud to accept. We must learn to humble ourselves to the will of God and for us to learn how to behave with others. When our focus is Jesus, we become humble and our minds are conformed to Him, but if we focus on ourselves and others, we find it easy to fall into the trap of pride.
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