Luke 9-10

Luke 9:48 "For he who is least among you all-he is the greatest."

I read this and it humbles me. I don't think of myself as selfish.. but then I think of all the times when I put myself before other people.. whether it be for convenience.. or because I'm tired.. or whatever other excuses I may have,

and I realize how often that is.

Its very easy to be selfish. Sometimes its so easy you don't really realize that you're doing it.

I need to put a filter on my brain.. so that everytime I think or do something I make sure that I'm not putting myself in front of anybody, because that's not Christ-like. Hopefully I'll get so good at it that I don't have to think about it.

But for now I do. and that's okay, I'm more than willing.

I could be accomplishing so much more than I am by just being the person God wants me to be.

This is a heavy realization.

Lord, help me humble myself. Help me put myself last, for even when I think I am, that's not the truth. I don't trust myself or my judgment. I trust you and that is all. I desperately need your guidance. Thank you, praise you, I love you, amen.

Nikke's thoughts

9:49-50

49"Master," said John, "we saw a man driving out demons in your name and we tried to stop him, because he is not one of us."

50"Do not stop him," Jesus said, "for whoever is not against you is for you."

This really stuck out to me because I know that there are those who believe that the spiritual gifts were meant specifically for just the disciples. I think this goes to show that they are not.

I also like this too because the disciples previously to this were unable to drive out a a demon that was in a boy. I think when they saw this other man able to drive out demons and he was not one of them they were a little jealous.

So this to me shows that we should be joyful at another persons gift to do something even if we may have failed prior at the same thing. We are one body with many parts and together we make it function. Our battle against the darkness is a serious one and we have no room to be jealous of one another.