In reading this chapter, the thing that stands out the most to me is that the Pharisees and teachers of the law, were only interested in maintaining control in what they had. They were not looking for the Missah, they were certainly not interested in the good things Jesus was doing for the people. They were concerned however, that the people would follow Jesus instead of them. So who do we really want others to follow? When we are leading, are we pointing to Jesus, or ourselves? Are we leading others to have an intimate relationship with Jesus, or do we want to keep the focus on ourselves?
Even in ministry, we can forget that the focus always needs to be on Jesus. It can be easy to get caught up in our "titles" or our "seemingly" successes, and forget who it's really all about.
Mike
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