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"You see, the world’s idea of greatness is to be in charge, to be at the top, to be looked up to, to be respected, to be honored, to have others notice you, to have others wait on you. The world measures greatness by rank, position, and wealth. To be applauded by men, that’s considered to be great in the world’s eyes. Greatness is measured by how many people work for you and how much influence you have.

But Jesus says, “No. That’s not greatness at all. True greatness is taking the lowest place, pouring yourself out on behalf of others, giving when you feel like receiving, being applauded by God even if no one ever sees or recognizes what you do. True greatness is measured not by how many people wait on you, but by how many people you serve, and how much of yourself you give away.”"

~Nancy Leigh DeMoss

{ One Hundred Fifty-Three }

"Pride is one of the commonest sins which beset human nature. . . . We all naturally think far better of ourselves than we ought. We all naturally imagine that we deserve something far better than we have. It’s an old sin. It began in the garden of Eden when Adam and Eve thought that they had not gotten everything that their merits deserved.

It is a subtle sin. It rules and reigns in many a heart without being detected, and can even wear the garb of humility. It is a most soul-ruining sin. . . . Let us watch against it [that is against pride] and be on our guard. Of all garments, none is so graceful, none wears so well, and none is so rare as true humility."

 ~J. C. Ryle

{ One Hundred Fifty-Two }

"A child has no influence at all. A child cannot advance a man’s career, nor enhance a man’s prestige. A child cannot give us things; it’s the other way around. A child needs things. A child must have things done for him. And so Jesus is saying, "If a man welcomes the poor, ordinary people, the people who have no influence, no wealth, and no power, the people who need things done for them, then he’s welcoming me. And more than that, he’s welcoming God." 

 ~William Barclay

{ One Hundred Fifty-One }

"Humility plus servanthood equals true greatness." 

~Nancy Leigh DeMoss

{ One Hundred Fifty }

"The sign of true greatness is to have a heart for those that others consider lowly or weak or helpless."

~Nancy Leigh DeMoss

{ One Hundred Forty-Nine }

"The cross informs how we should view greatness."

~Nancy Leigh DeMoss