MARK 9:35-37 (2024)

MARK 9:35-37

He sat down, called the twelve, and said to them, ‘Whoever wants to be first must be last of all and servant of all.’ Then he took a little child and put it among them; and taking it in his arms, he said to them, ‘Whoever welcomes one such child in my name welcomes me, and whoever welcomes me welcomes not me but the one who sent me.’

---- mine,

Remember always that it is the last, the least, and those who aspire to be nothing before God over whom the Lord stoops low and raises up. Do not desire to be noticed, praised, or commended. Any good that you do is done because of grace which is My free gift to you. On your own you will choose to be selfish, you will choose sin, you will choose to put yourself and your needs above that of others. Remember well that it is only by grace that you aspire to desire to be holy and perfect without grace you would sink deep in the mire of sin. Pray constantly, and plead for mercy on yourself and your family. Do not cease to pray, praise, and give thanks for all you have received which is given to you freely with no merit on your part. If you desire to stay one with the Father, with the Holy Spirit, and with Me, stay childlike, humble, and little and you will always walk in the light of grace and truth.