John 1:14
Jesus is Full of Grace and Truth
14 The Word became flesh and made his dwelling among us. We have seen his glory, the glory of the one and only Son, who came from the Father, full of grace and truth.
Matthew 20:20-28
Jesus on Greatness
20 Then the mother of Zebedee’s sons came to Jesus with her sons and, kneeling down, asked a favor of him.
21 “What is it you want?” he asked.
She said, “Grant that one of these two sons of mine may sit at your right and the other at your left in your kingdom.”
22 “You don’t know what you are asking,” Jesus said to them. “Can you drink the cup I am going to drink?”
“We can,” they answered.
23 Jesus said to them, “You will indeed drink from my cup, but to sit at my right or left is not for me to grant. These places belong to those for whom they have been prepared by my Father.”
24 When the ten heard about this, they were indignant with the two brothers. 25 Jesus called them together and said,“You know that the rulers of the Gentiles lord it over them, and their high officials exercise authority over them. 26 Not so with you. Instead, whoever wants to become great among you must be your servant, 27 and whoever wants to be first must be your slave— 28 just as the Son of Man did not come to be served, but to serve, and to give his life as a ransom for many.”
When I think about grace and power, I think about God...And I think that God is the Only One who can handle true Grace and true Power...Jesus came down from heaven and tells Zebedee's sons and mother that greatness is something we seek on earth...And that serving is more important...When I was young, I thought success was climbing up a corporate ladder, and attaining a higher position...The higher up the ladder I thought the better for that individual...I see now that this thinking is more selfish in light of Jesus' discussion of service...Jesus is full of Grace and Truth...
Philip Yancey writes about the true success of this world, “The Christian knows to serve the weak not because they deserve it but because God extended his LOVE to us when we deserved the opposite...Christ came down from heaven, and whenever his disciples entertained dreams of prestige and power He reminded them that the greatest is the one who serves...The ladder of power reaches up, the ladder of grace reaches down.”...