When Jesus had washed the disciples’ feet, he said to them:
“Amen, amen, I say to you, no slave is greater than his master
nor any messenger greater than the one who sent him.
If you understand this, blessed are you if you do it.
I am not speaking of all of you.
I know those whom I have chosen.
But so that the Scripture might be fulfilled,
The one who ate my food has raised his heel against me.
From now on I am telling you before it happens,
so that when it happens you may believe that I AM.
Amen, amen, I say to you, whoever receives the one I send
receives me, and whoever receives me receives the one who sent me.”
Amen, amen, I say to you, no slave is greater than his master nor any messenger greater than the one who sent him. If you understand this, blessed are you if you do it.
In this broken and sinful world this statement does not make any sense. Many masters on earth are horrible evil men, and their slaves are often much better people than their masters. But in the kingdom of heaven, it will not be that way. Because in the kingdom of heaven, God is our master, and he is all perfect, all loving and all just. He will not ask us to do things that are wrong evil, and he wont ask you to do more than what is right and just to do. Further, because our master is the good shepherd, we will know His voice and want to serve Him, and do His will.
This is why Jesus says that those that do this will be blessed. Not because we are simply doing what the master says, but because what the master wills is actually what is best for us. And what is best for us is to live a life of service, and selflessness. In Gods kingdom the first will be last and the last will be first. So we must learn to become servants, because that is the order of things in Gods kingdom. We must at all times be humble, in our service and in our own opinions of ourselves.
Hell is the opposite. All souls in hell will only be thinking of themselves. they will take, subjegate, and hurt each other. The master in hell is not good, not loving and not just. Satan’s mindset leads to only separation, and pain and suffering. The lowest on the totem pole suffer the wrath of those at the top, and those at the top, never get to enjoy the spoils of their position, because everyone below them is scheming and plotting to overthrow them. This is hell, never a moment of peace, always hating, always hurting each other, and always cursed.
So what does it take to get to heaven, and not fall into hell? You must live the beatitudes. You must put other people first, and yourself last. You must offer to be of service, and not seek to be served. You must be humble and love when every part of your body suggests the opposite. If you can do that then you will be blessed. If you cannot then you will be cursed. Decide today, because your eternity begins today.
