A Disciple's JourneySample

Following Jesus Means Serving Others

In Mark 9:35, Jesus tells the disciples, “If anyone would be first, he must be last of all and servant of all.” This is so counterintuitive to how we tend to think. Our culture gives us permission and even encourages us to focus on ourselves, to take care of ourselves, to treat ourselves, to take pictures and tell stories about ourselves. But Jesus tells us that to be first, we need to make ourselves last, put ourselves at the end of the line, and serve instead of being served.