Please make sure to read and comply with our Copyright Statement if you plan on using these devotionals for any type of publication (including websites).

THE DIVINE EXCHANGE

“…But among you it should be quite different. Whoever wants to be a leader among you must be your servant, and whoever wants to be first must become your slave. For even I, the Son of Man, came here not to be served but to serve others, and to give my life as a ransom for many."  – Matthew 20:26-28 (NLT)

      As Jesus’ disciples argued over who would be the greatest in the coming Kingdom, the Lord sets them straight with another paradox – the lower you go the higher you will climb. Self-induced slavery is the name of the game if you want to be great in the eyes of God. Of course, Jesus was living out this principle in their midst as He faced the upcoming Cross. God in human form had humbled Himself to the point that He could face us nose to nose. When it comes to servanthood, Jesus is the poster child for all generations to follow.

      Jesus not only came to be like us, He came to free us from our bondage to the Dark One. The ransom price to set us free was nothing less than the death of Christ. No bargaining, no beating around the bush, it was a dead God on a tree or nothing. Jesus, as the servant of servants, the slave of all, willingly paid the ultimate price of His own life to complete the Divine Exchange. True greatness is demonstrated through sacrifice.