“She said to him, “Command that these two sons of mine may sit, one at your right hand and one at your left, in your kingdom.” But Jesus answered, . . . . . . . . . . . .Whoever would be great among you must be your servant, and whoever would be first among you must be your slave; even as the Son of man came not to be served but to serve, and to give his life as a ransom for many.”
Excerpts, Gospel Reading, Thursday 25th July 2024 – MATTHEW 20:20-28.
So, ambition and to be ambitious is a natural phenomenon in we mortals. Therefore, nothing is wrong with wanting to be greater. As a matter of fact, what is weird is rather not to be ambitious.
Nonetheless, our ambitious quest must be just and fair.
So, there’s nothing really strange with what James and John the sons of Zebedee with their mother did in today’s teaching.
Some of us would have done pretty much the same, if not even worse. Owing to the fact that the wife of Zebedee, their mother, was a cousin to the Blessed Virgin Mary, the mother of Jesus Christ.
Nevertheless, while it is normal and good to be ambitious, just as it was with the sons of Zebedee, it must not be lost on us that, despite all we do rightly or wrongly in the pursuit of our ambitions, it is God that blesses and increases.
The Holy Bible justifies the above assertion thus, “He who comes to God must believe that He is, and that He is a rewarder of those who diligently seek Him.” Because our heavenly Father is a God of increase and a rewarder, He has a way of making our dreams come true in an even greater way than we expected.’ – HEBREWS 11:6
Therefore, knowing very well that whomever we may have become and what ever we have, were made possible by God, do we still need Jesus to come and repeat it to us that as leaders, we should be servants?
Well, the fate of such tyrant leaders, father, mothers, etc should be a lesson to us.
Have a fantastic day folks.
#SAINT_JAMES_THE_APOSTLE! #Blessed_Carlo_Acutis!
- Akase F. Agabo. 25th July 2024