The Twelve Disciples had spent three years following, listening, and watching everything Jesus taught & said…and still they didn’t get it. Time and time again Jesus would model sacrificial love for them, but they chose to be petty and self-absorbed. In Mark 9:33-34, they spent an entire trip arguing amongst themselves about who was the greatest and deserved the most honor. But when Jesus asked them about it, there were only crickets & silent humiliation. Later, in Matthew 20:20-28, (right after Jesus had predicted His death again), James & John’s mother asked Jesus for her two boys to sit at the left and right of Him in His Kingdom. And when Jesus asked if they really knew what they were in for, they both had the audacity to answer, “We are able.” But when word got back to the other ten, there was utter indignation and anger. For despite all the teaching, preaching, and witnessing, they all still had competitive attitudes, and were preoccupied with personal gain & rights.
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