As Jesus answers His disciplines, He identifies another mark of being spiritually great, a heart attitude of grace towards men. Perhaps you received some skill at building things, or skilled at executing a play in a sport. Then a new co-worker or teammate joins the team. His efforts prove wasteful or ineffective by your standards, but they are still on the team and still getting the job done. Will we get bound up by this alleged inefficiency or troubled by their process? Where is our heart really at? We can respond with a heart attitude of grace and kindness or we will rip them apart. They are on the team and their efforts will be rewarded. Expressions of grace, unmerited favor and kindness, is a distinguished mark of greatness in the kingdom of God.

Mark 8:3-4 “And John answered him, saying, Master, we saw one casting out devils in thy name, and he followeth not us: and we forbad him, because he followeth not us. But Jesus said, Forbid him not: for there is no man which shall do a miracle in my name, that can lightly speak evil of me.
For he that is not against us is on our part. For whosoever shall give you a cup of water to drink in my name, because ye belong to Christ, verily I say unto you, he shall not lose his reward.”