Matthew 13:30 ... And note this: Some who seem least important now will be the greatest then, andsome who are the greatest now will be the least important then."
Greatness is such a loose term in the kingdom of God, isn't it?
Henry Ward Beecher once said,“Greatness lies, not in being strong, but in the right using of strength.”
Can we achieve greatness and still live in the Kingdom? Sure. Absolutely, if we indeed understand just what greatness means to God.
We start with one measuring stick, God. Psalm 150:1 tells us, "God is magnificent; he can never be praised enough. There are no boundaries to his greatness."
When Jesus was asked about this notion of greatness and John the Baptist, he told his disciples this, "What did you expect when you went out to see him in the wild? A weekend camper? Hardly. What then? A sheik in silk pajamas? Not in the wilderness, not by a long shot. What then? A messenger from God? That's right, a messenger! Probably the greatest messenger you'll ever hear. He is the messenger Malachi announced when he wrote, I'm sending my messenger on ahead To make the road smooth for you."
Greatness lies, it seems to me, in the performance of God's will. By being humble, by allowing God to humble us, we are closest to God that we can become and conversly as close to greatness as we will ever get.
It's not in how many books we have published or how many awards we win. Those are as meaningless as days in a year.
But giving? Ah, that puts us at the front of the line.
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