To Be Least

25Large crowds were traveling with Jesus, and turning to them he said: 26"If anyone comes to me and does not hate his father and mother, his wife and children, his brothers and sisters--yes, even his own life--he cannot be my disciple.

Let us look at the first verse here. Now, Jesus is not saying that we are to actually hate our family. He is extremely exaggerating the idea that we are to love him, Jesus, more then our own family. If we love things of this world more then him, we are not his disciple. However, he goes on to say that we also must love him more then ourselves. I know that in my own life I often fail miserably in this aspect. It is always about me, for me, for my pleasure. Pride is rooted in selfishness, all we care about is our image, others perception of us. I can not emphasis enough the truth in this statement. When we accept Christ as our Lord and Savior we are putting his will, ahead of our will. We are putting him ahead of us.

I am yours Lord, do with me as you will. Amen.