Following Jesus is about service, not status. We need to ask Jesus for mercy, not a reward. James and John wanted power and prestige but Jesus offers something far more valuable - himself.
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Choose wisely. Ignoring Jesus' call to repent and believe will eventually earn us the rejection of Jesus. King Herod had John the Baptist put in prison. He liked to listen to John, but would not repent. Herod didn't act on what John said about Herodias. So in the end he felt forced to do somethin...
