The only one who can stand between you and greatness is you.

Published: Sept. 19, 2021, 10 a.m.

Once something becomes habit, it\u2019s easy to forget why we started doing it in the first place. The same goes for our spiritual habits. It\u2019s important for individuals and churches to regularly reassess what they\u2019re doing and why they\u2019re doing it. This week Jesus helps reset our definition of greatness. In the eyes of the world, greatness is seen in how high you climb, how much you make, and how many people report to you. In Jesus\u2019 kingdom, however, greatness is equated as service\u2014and service to great and small alike. Because this definition of greatness is upside down from the world\u2019s, it\u2019s not simply something we can be told about or commanded to do. It must be demonstrated\u2014and has been demonstrated\u2014before our eyes and for our benefit in the life of Jesus himself.