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Kingdom Superlatives The Kingdom Key of Least & Greatest

Kingdom Superlatives The Kingdom Key of Least & Greatest

READ | Matthew 5:17-20

“Whosoever therefore shall break one of these least commandments, and shall teach men so, he shall be called the least in the kingdom of heaven: but whosoever shall do and teach them, the same shall be called great in the kingdom of heaven (Matthew 5:19).”

Great, greater, and greatest are superlatives. Do you remember studying superlatives in elementary school? Did your high school have Senior Superlatives where the graduating class voted on who was the funniest or who was the most likely to succeed?

In the Kingdom, what makes us great is that the Great God, who is love, lives inside of us. The power of love inside of us is greater than anything outside of us. What makes us the greatest is our capacity to love all people no matter what. According to Jesus, our example of what it means to be fully human and fully divine, you are the greatest when you can bless those who curse you and do good to those who do evil to you. In the Kingdom, you are the greatest when you demonstrate your ability to love people who are different from you (Ephesians 3:14-19).

In the world, people are considered great because of their ability to speak before thousands of people with power and precision. The greater your vocabulary and the greater that you can pronounce words and enunciate the greater you are. In the Church, greatness is often associated with your spiritual gifts and ecclesiastical titles and positions. In the Kingdom, greatness is not just about our ability to share the word with others through our teaching and our preaching. Greatness is about our ability to live the lifestyle of love of which we speak. People who talk the talk but don’t walk the walk are least in the Kingdom.


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