PARABLE OF THE GREATEST

My Dear Precious Child,
   There is within the nature of people the demonic desire to want to be the greatest, the most talented, the smartest, the most recognized, the most wealthy, the most handsome or most beautiful; in other words, the best in everything.   The disciples of Jesus got tricked by that demon to argue about who would be the greatest when Jesus was gone from them.  Jesus told them that among pagans there are kings who lord over them and those who have authority over them are called their benefactors.  Jesus warned the disciples that the struggle for becoming "the best" among them must not happen to His disciples  when He was gone from them. (Luke 22:24-26) He emphasized this warning by speaking, "No," to them, meaning no, do not seek to be the best, the greatest.  Then He said that the greatest among them must be thought to be the youngest among them, the one who always is considered to have the least authority in a family.  He said that the leader must always be the one who serves others.  (verse 25)
  Then Jesus asked the disciples who is the greatest, the one who sits at the table waiting to be served or the one who serves the people at a table?   He proclaimed that it is the ones who are humble enough to serve who are the greatest in My kingdom of heaven. (verse 27) He called attention to the fact that He was serving them, His own disciples. and He served them by washing their feet. (John 13:5) 
   He complimented His disciples that they had all been loyal to Him, that they had stuck with Him throughout His trials, and so He was conferring My kingdom upon them and He told them that they would eat and drink at the table of My kingdom and that they would judge the 12 tribes of Israel. (verses 28-30) 
   Simon Peter had been one of the most loyal follower of Jesus from the beginning and He had received the revelation from Me that Jesus was the Christ, My Son.  His leadership position was established already, Yet, Jesus told Peter that the devil was going to temp him and after that incident that Peter must strengthen his brothers in the kingdom.  (verses31-32)
   Peter proudly declared that he would go to prison for Jesus and even be put to death for him.  Jesus prophesied that before the next morning came that Peter would deny knowing Jesus Christ three times.  (verses 33-35). 
   It happened just like Jesus prophesied.  Peter was tempted by the devil to deny that he knew Jesus not once, not twice, but three times.  His pride revealed in his declaration that he would die for Me is what opened the door for the devil to tempt him.  Peter, at that moment after denying Jesus three times, resolved that he must strengthen his brothers in Christ not to do what he did, which was to proudly declare that he would always be faithful and even go to prison or die for Jesus.   It is by the mouth that evil speaks proudly. 
   As they approached the Mount of Olives, Jesus told His disciples to pray that THEY WOULD NOT BE PUT TO THE TEST."  (verse 39-40)  He withdrew from them and prayed, asking Me to be released from the events that were to follow, but he also said that whatever My will was, that He would do it.   When Jesus succumbed to do My will, I sent an angel from My heaven to strengthen Him. (verses 43-44)
   Jesus went back to His praying and He entreated Me again not to make Him go through what He knew was His destiny. He prayed until sweat ran down His face like blood.  When He rose from praying, Jesus went to His disciples, found them asleep for the second time, and admonished them again, saying that they should be devoted enough to stay awake at least an hour and pray THAT THEY WOULD NOT BE PUT TO THE TEST, which means that they would not be temped by the devil in the coming days to refuse to be a follower of Jesus. (verses 45-46)
   Be careful that any prideful professions flow from your mouth.  When you do, you give permission for the devil to make a liar out of you by tempting you to do the opposite of what you declare that you will do.  (Matthew 5:34; Matthew 26:74)
   I said that by your words you are blessed and by your words you are condemned. ( Matthew 12:37) 
   There is so much to be gleaned from My Instruction Book.  The parables of My kingdom of heaven are given by Me to you so that you will consider the prize of My high calling that I have for you.  Truths in the parables of My kingdom of heaven are given by Me so that My children will know the truths in them, those being the keys to your having My kingdom of heaven in your life on earth.   Until you know the truth, that My kingdom of heaven came into the lives of the followers of Jesus on the day of the first Pentecost and continues on in your day by coming into the earth in the lives of those people who seek first My kingdom and My righteousness, those being My Holy Spirit.  Until then, you are deceived by false prophets who are still waiting for My kingdom to come to earth.
   The greatest people in My kingdom are the humble and the meek. (Matthew 6;10)
   Your Humble Father