THE THESIS: There will always be rules and rulers. Anarchy will never sustain itself, it is a process to get new rules, not a state of existence. I believe God is showing us, one again, what the rule of man is like . . . not the godly, servant leadership of people the Lord describes in His rules for us, but the ungodly trampling of people. Since this is the day the Lord has made and these are the times through which He has decided we shall live, let us rejoice that He is making the choice so very clear. And, let us use that in our disciple-making. 



THE SCRIPTURE: 
Matthew 20: 20-28 - A Mother’s Request
20 Then the mother of Zebedee’s sons came to Jesus with her sons and, kneeling down, asked a favor of him. 21 “What is it you want?” he asked. She said, “Grant that one of these two sons of mine may sit at your right and the other at your left in your kingdom.” 22 “You don’t know what you are asking,” Jesus said to them. “Can you drink the cup I am going to drink?” “We can,” they answered. 23 Jesus said to them, “You will indeed drink from my cup, but to sit at my right or left is not for me to grant. These places belong to those for whom they have been prepared by my Father.”
24 When the ten heard about this, they were indignant with the two brothers. 25 Jesus called them together and said, “You know that the rulers of the Gentiles lord it over them, and their high officials exercise authority over them. 26 Not so with you. Instead, whoever wants to become great among you must be your servant, 27 and whoever wants to be first must be your slave— 28 just as the Son of Man did not come to be served, but to serve, and to give his life as a ransom for many.”



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Isaiah 29: 9-13

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