You cannot reach greatness without first going through the desert

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SUMMARY: We must always remember that we are servants to one another and should retain great humility when serving others. In Matthew 20, the mother of the sons of Zebedee asks Jesus to order that her sons sit in His Kingdom, one on His right and the other on His left. She has a mentality of lordship and control, and desires personal benefit for her children. Jesus surprises her with a question asking if she can pay the price for authority in the Kingdom of God, which involves going through a process of breaking and pruning, being tested and humiliated, and understanding who we are with total humility. We cannot reach greatness without first going through the desert and cannot get to Resurrection Sunday without going through Crucifixion Friday. The path to greatness is through the humiliation of the inner being, and we must allow God to put us through a process rather than trying to shortcut it.

We are to be servants to one another. Ultimately, no matter how high we rise in our service to the Lord, how successful we are, or how much recognition people give us for the good work we do, we always have to remember that we are servants, we are people who serve others. We should not feel like we are special. We have to always retain that great humility when we serve our fellow men.

In chapter 20 of Matthew we are presented with an interesting situation, verse 20 says that: "Then the mother of the sons of Zebedee came to him with her sons, prostrating herself before him," before the Lord "and asking him for something. And the Lord He asks them: what do you want? She said to him: order that these two children of mine sit in Your Kingdom, one on your right and the other on your left. "

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