“Then Peter, leading Caspian, forced his way through the crowd of animals.

‘This is Caspian, Sir,’ he said. And Caspian knelt and kissed the Lion’s paw. ‘Welcome, Prince,’ said Aslan. ‘Do you feel yourself sufficient to take up the Kingship of Narnia?’

‘I—I don’t think I do, Sir,” said Caspian. “I’m only a kid.’

‘Good,’ said Aslan. ‘If you had felt yourself sufficient, it would have been a proof that you were not. Therefore, under us and under the High King, you shall be King of Narnia, Lord of Cair Paravel, and Emperor of the Lone Islands. You and your heirs while your race lasts'” (C. S. Lewis, Prince Caspian).

That’s the rub.

If you think you’ve got what it takes, you probably don’t. It’s only those of us who know we will fail on our own, who desperately need God, who truly succeed.

Or as Paul says, it’s the weak ones who will shame the strong. Those who boast in their weakness will find that the joy of the Lord will be their strength.

It’s not about lording it over others, but being a servant of all. It’s not about self-sufficiency, but confessing complete and total dependence on God and His grace.

Just you think about that for a bit on this Wednesday evening in June.