Read in Mark 10:42- “But Jesus called them to Himself and said to them, ‘You know that those who are considered rulers over the Gentiles lord it over them, and their great ones exercise authority over them.” The phrase ‘lord it over’ is a compound Greek word and it starts with kata-koo-ree-yoo-o. Koo- ree-os is the root word here and in Acts 2:36. “God has made this Jesus whom you crucified both Lord (koo-ree-os) and Christ (krist-os).” We know this to be Judge of all the earth and Saviour of all the earth. In the Greek, kata means to stand against or to use against. Kata-Koo-ree-yoo-o means to use your God-given position and authority against other people. In effect here was what Jesus was saying to the twelve in verse 42. He is teaching them that His Family works on a different principle than the world. He wanted them to know that was not the way His family works. We do not use our God-given positions to put other people under us. We use our God-given position to build others up. That is what Jesus is telling us to do with our acceptance. He wants to get the point across that because the Father accepts us we use that acceptance to show acceptance to others. We are to lay down our lives for others and build them up. What were James and John doing? They were using their position to advance themselves over others. Jesus said that may be how the world works but that is not how His Family works. In His Family we use our acceptance to demonstrate acceptance and even preference for others. What would the church look like if we actually started doing that? It might transform the church. Church would become a redemptive place to go.
Today @ 5:02 a.m. is the new moon
- Command the new moon to praise the Lord and to mark the seasons and times as this is what it was created for (Psalm 104:19-20, Psalm 136:7-8).
- Thank the Lord for another new month that has begun. Pray and command the moon to release its most precious things for you this season (Deut 33;13-14).
- Prophesy that as the moon waxes it shall signify the maturity of every time-bound prophetic destiny the Lord has for you for this month. Pray this for the family Body of Christ and nation.
- Pray that you will see the outworking and answer to monthly prayers made at the beginning of the new moon.