When I was a kid we would play a game
called king of the mountain. We did it
during winter because we needed a mountain of snow to do it. The object of this game was to stay on top of
this snow mountain. Players in this game
would try to knock the current king down and take their place as the new
king. Whenever a new king would take his
place at the top they usually shouted out with joy that they were the
greatest. However, their excitement was
short lived as they eventually were thrown down the snow pile and had to start
from the bottom.
This mentality of wanting to become the
greatest is something that doesn’t end in childhood. Unfortunately, greatness in the eyes of the
world is one of those things that are here today and gone tomorrow. For a brief moment in time the rich,
powerful, famous and influential have risen to the top of the mountain only to
fall from greatness unremembered.
As we know all too well greatness is an elusive
thing. People from every generation
forget. No matter the great things
humans accomplish in this life they are often forgotten at some point. So "Who is the greatest?" This morning Jesus answers that question for
us here in Mark...
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