Friday; August 15
Years ago, there was an adage that advocated, “Look out for Number 1”. In essence, we were told by society that we needed to take care of ourselves because everyone knows that if we don’t do it, no one else will. Makes sense, doesn’t it? Well, maybe not. Sure, from a humanistic perspective, taking care of ourselves helps us to get ahead, but is that where we are called to be? Interestingly, being a leader doesn’t always mean being first. In fact, if we look at the lives of the best leaders, they are often called “servant leaders” – and if we want to take this to the extreme, the greatest leader of all time, Jesus, was the ultimate servant as He was a literal sacrifice for all of mankind. Interestingly, this type of leadership was handed down to Christians (another name for “followers of Christ”) in a variety of places in the New Testament including the letters of Paul. As he wrote to the church in the capital city he challenged believer...