Don’t Be a Bully

Have you ever noticed how easy it is for people in positions of authority to become bullies? They enjoy bossing others around.

It’s this tendency that Jesus was talking about when he reminded his followers, “You know that the rulers of the Gentiles lord it over them, and their high officials exercise authority over them.” But then he added, “Not so with you.”

Jesus intended for his followers to use their strength to help, not hurt others. On the simplest level that means yielding the right of way to let another car in. On a larger level, it’s when the CEO of a huge corporation foregoes his million dollar bonus in order to provide a wage increase for his hourly workers.

According to Jesus, true greatness comes from using whatever strengths we have to benefit others, rather than ourselves.

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