Have you ever wanted to be king or queen of the world—to have no limitations and have full control over everything in your life? Do you ever wish that you had no limits on your money or your abilities, or that you had the power to do anything you wanted? We all have a taste for that kind of position. And if you don’t necessarily have strong feelings about that, think about this: Do you want to be under someone else’s control or have to obey their commands? Maybe that question is the one that gets a rise out of you.

The desire to be our own king or queen—the captain of our own lives—lies deep in our nature as people. Yet the way we would use such authority may not always benefit others. Kings, queens, presidents, and other powerful leaders have displayed this flaw over and over in human history.

But Jesus Christ, the King of all kings—who is, in fact, God Himself—did not come demanding everyone to bow to Him and serve Him. He chose to serve us, not Himself. He displayed ultimate humility and died as the Servant-King. His attitude is the polar opposite of what ours would have been.