The Best Seat
“Do not put yourself forward in the king’s presence or stand in the place of the great, for it is better to be told, ‘Come up here’ than to be put lower in the presence of a noble.” – Proverbs 25:6,7 Yesterday, I reflected on the wisdom that “the first shall be last and the last shall be first.” In eighth grade, I stood just five feet two—short like my mom, while my dad was tall. But by sophomore year, I shot up to six-three and played power forward on the basketball team. Suddenly, I was often picked first for pickup games, which felt great. Yet, I knew I wasn’t the best player. There’s no feeling quite like having a group of teenagers lined up, and the captain points at you: “I’m taking that guy. What’s your name?”—”I’m Bobby, and I’m ready to play.” But if my goal was to
