Paul's Passing Thoughts

Luke 9:46 An argument started among them as to which of them might be the greatest. 9:47 But Jesus, knowing what they were thinking in their heart, took a child and stood him by His side, 9:48 and said to them, “Whoever receives this child in My name receives Me, and whoever receives Me receives Him who sent Me; for the one who is least among all of you, this is the one who is great.”

These verses really struck me in regard to the crux of change. It’s how we think. What is the vital component of the heart that initiated the counsel of Jesus in verse 47? He knew what they were thinking [ reasoning, ESV ] in their hearts. Change starts with how we think. Only the regenerate heart is able to replace non-biblical thinking with the mind of Christ and put it into practice. Strange; notice that Jesus doesn’t refute their desire to be great [ presumeably in God’s sight ], but shows them God’s way rather than the worlds way [ the reasoning of their hearts ] in verse 48. And guess what? It’s very simple: find a way to be the least among everyone in every situation. Easy to remember, alot harder to do, but how great do you want to be?

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