Recovery Christian Center Daily Meditation - 4/16/12 - Humble Servants

"Then they began to argue among themselves about who would be the greatest among them. Jesus told them, “In this world the kings and great men lord it over their people, yet they are called ‘friends of the people.’ But among you it will be different. Those who are the greatest among you should take the lowest rank, and the leader should be like a servant. Who is more important, the one who sits at the table or the one who serves? The one who sits at the table, of course. But not here! For I am among you as one who serves." Luke 22:24-27 NLT

One of the dangers for people in recovery is a lack of humility. Unfortunately due to our self centered natures, as we more time away from whatever we're recovering from, we can be tempted to fall into the trap of believing we're living and maintaining our newly blessed lives by our selves. We can also fall into a sense of entitlement that because we are clean and saved we are somehow owed something from God. And don't let us into a position of leadership in this state because we will act like princes believing we should be served.

We really need to look to Christ's example. He came to serve and even as King of Kings and Lord of Lords He had humility. He served people and we need that same mentality. We need never forget where we came from or how much further we still need to go. Everything we have including our recovery is a gift from God. We need never forget that.