Introduction: Perhaps every parent reading this devotion really has their child’s best interest in mind. Most mothers do. In this case of this particular mother, although what she did was commendable, it was not in the Lord Jesus’s best interest.

 

Check it out, as we take a good look at the book.

 

1. Mrs. Zebedee’s goes to the right source for her sons! (Matt 20:20) – “Then came to him the mother of Zebedee’s children with her sons, worshipping him, and desiring a certain thing of him.”

There was certainly nothing wrong with this mother going to Jesus in behalf of her two sons. However, her request was “out there”! Jesus Christ explained to her why her request would be denied.

 

2. Her request! (Matt 20:21) – “And he said unto her, What wilt thou? She saith unto him, Grant that these my two sons may sit, the one on thy right hand, and the other on the left, in thy kingdom.”

What? To be seated next to the Son of God? The nerve of her to ask for such an elevated position was a bit much. Do you agree?

 

3. Jesus’s Answer! (Matt 20:22) – “But Jesus answered and said, Ye know not what ye ask. Are ye able to drink of the cup that I shall drink of, and to be baptized with the baptism that I am baptized with?”

Not knowing the depths of her request, Jesus explains to this Mother the enormity of what she was asking. Howbeit, she had no clue.

 

4. The Father’s choice! (Matt 20:23) – “They say unto him, We are able. And he saith unto them, Ye shall drink indeed of my cup, and be baptized with the baptism that I am baptized with: but to sit on my right hand, and on my left, is not mine to give, but it shall be given to them for whom it is prepared of my Father.”

Simply put, our Lord pointed out to this zealous mother why her request was not realistic. Do you really think she understood why He rejected her request for her two sons to sit on the right and left hand of Jesus?

 

Conclusion: While there is nothing wrong with wanting what is best for our children, we have to trust that God knows what is best. Have you decided to let our Heavenly Father sit them where He desires? Or do you feel like that you need to be in control? Why not put them in His hands?

 

Love y’all,

Dr. Randy Reese