Why Jesus Didn't Bring a Slingshot

"How would it be different if Jesus had come as a military leader?"

This question was asked during our Disciple Bible Study lesson tonight, and it caused our youth group to get pretty loud. No one was angry or anything, but it was a pretty interesting topic. One youth said that wars would probably have stopped, and the government would get more involved in helping people. That was something I never thought of, and that definitely seems like something Jesus would try to do if He had come as a military leader. However Jesus came as a servant, and when we fit the whole picture together, this piece makes everything a whole lot better.

No one likes a bossy person. We've all been around those people who are in charge and think they know what they're doing, when then really don't. These are the people who no one listens to, and that don't always make the impact they intend to. This is not true leadership.

True leadership is servant hood. Its been said may times before, but it still rings true. Someone I respect a lot is one of my bosses at work, Karen. She has shown me what it means to be a true leader, a servant leader. There is never a time in the kitchen where I see her making idle use of her time. She does not boss others around, but does the dirty work others don't want to do. And when others don't do their job, she does not yell, but shows patience. Her attitude and humbleness are qualities to be admired, and something I can't sum up in this post.

My point is this; people like Karen, and people listen to Karen. They do this not because she is their boss, but because they respect her. They trust her because she has done the same chores that she asks of them, and she knows what it feels like to do them.

If Jesus had come as a military leader, who would listen? We are called to be like Christ, and if we all acted like military leaders the world could not function, it would make no progress. What if we all acted as servants? The reality is we are called to be servants, therefore Christ has set the example so we may be sure of it.

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