What is True Greatness?

The Christian who would be faithful to the Lord is not interested in being great in the eyes of men. They are not interested even in being great in their own eyes. But, they should be interested in being great in the eyes of the Lord. It was said of John the Baptist, prophetically in Luke 1: 15 that: “He would be great in the sight of the Lord.” This ought to be your object in living your Christian life. So let us ask ourselves, in relation to this text, how this might come about? I think that there are 3 ways that a Christian can become great in the eyes of the Lord. We will look at these ways to greatness by examining the actions and the words of the Lord Jesus on this occasion. The 1st way to greatness in God’s eyes is to cultivate a private spiritual life in His sight. (Verse 30) The 2nd way to greatness is not only to expect opposition, suffering, and death; but also resurrection. (Verses 31 and 32) The 3rd way to greatness is to not dispute about it, but rather serve others. Let us understand that God’s ways are not our ways, and let us now humble ourselves to receive this teaching.