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Two of Jesus’ disciples, James and John, came to Him one day and said, “Teacher, we want you to do us a favor.” “What is your request?” he asked. They replied, “When you sit on your glorious throne, we want to sit in places of honor next to you, one on your right and the other on your left.” Jesus said to them, “You don’t know what you are asking! Are you able to drink from the bitter cup of suffering I am about to drink? Are you able to be baptized with the baptism of suffering I must be baptized with? “Oh yes, they replied, “We are able!” Then Jesus said to them, “You will indeed drink from my bitter cup and be baptized with my baptism of suffering. But I have no right to say who will sit on my right or left. God has prepared those places for the ones he has chosen.” When the ten other disciples heard what James and John had asked, they were indignant. So Jesus called them together and said, “You know that the rulers in this world lord it over their people, and officials flaunt their authority over those under them. But among you it will be different. Whoever wants to be first among you must be slave of everyone else. 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.” Jesus Christ is our model of leadership and service.
Leadership is sorely lacking in today’s work world. Thanks for writing about this important topic. A friend showed me a good book with these same principles about being a servant leader: “Lead Like Jesus” by Ken Blanchard and Phil Hodges.
A heart felt thanks to Dr Melvin Banks who keeps writing these daily and blending the Word of God into our daily lives.