Lesson 2363

(Lesson 2363)(06-03-18) Matthew 20:20-28
    “Then came to him the mother of Zebedees children with her sons, worshipping him, and desiring a certain thing of him. And he said unto her, What wilt thou? She saith unto him, Grant that these my two sons may sit, the one on thy right hand, and the other on the left, in thy kingdom. But Jesus answered and said, Ye know not what ye ask. Are ye able to drink of the cup that I shall drink of, and to be baptized with the baptism that I am baptized with? They say unto him, We are able. And he saith unto them, Ye shall drink indeed of my cup, and be baptized with the baptism that I am baptized with: but to sit on my right hand, and on my left, is not mine to give, but it shall be given to them for whom it is prepared of my Father. And when the ten heard it, they were moved with indignation against the two brethren. But Jesus called them unto him, and said, Ye know that the princes of the Gentiles exercise dominion over them, and they that are great exercise authority upon them. But it shall not be so among you: but whosoever will be great among you, let him be your minister; And whosoever will be chief among you, let him be your servant: Even as the Son of man came not to be ministered unto, but to minister, and to give his life a ransom for many.”

   Today’s lesson is a continuation of yesterdays. Therein, as we recall, Jesus told the mother of the Zebedee brothers that it was not His decision to make, that where her sons would be positioned in heaven would be the decision of God the Father.
     In the latter part of the quote, Jesus informed all the apostles that there would be no ranking system in heaven. He said, in essence, that, in heaven, all would be equal, that those who would usually be considered the greatest among them would there be the servants of the lesser.
    Imagine a place where the glorious grace of almighty God abounds in perpetuity and all things are equal for all people forever. Praise God for the promise of eternal heaven!~