JOURNAL=5-26-15=THE LAST SHALL BE FIRST

JOURNAL=5-26-15=THE LAST SHALL BE FIRST “Jesus said: 'Amen-I say to you-there is no one who has given up house or brothers or sisters or mother or father or children or lands-for my sake and the sake and the sake of the gospel-who will not RECEIVE a hundred times more now in this present age: houses and brothers and sisters and mothers and children and lands-with persecutions-and ETERNAL LIFE in the age to come'” Mark 10:29-30 Have you ever finished LAST at something in life-or been CHOSEN last for something-NOT a very good feeling is it-yet Jesus tells us those that are last-will be FIRST in GOD'S KINGDOM-how comforting-when the world leaves us in its wake-God tells us-Jesus tells us-WE ARE still fist with him And as for the above example-ALL we have to do is LOOK TO the story of JOB-who lost everything-yet God gave him everything back and MORE-SO what do we have to give up to FOLLOW Jesus in today's world-WE have to RENOUNCE LIVING by the worldly values of-sex-money- and science first-and LIVE BY GOD'S VALUES of LOVE-FAMILY-kindness-and forgiveness first-WE HAVE to make GOD FIRST in our hearts BY HOLDING God first-we become loving and living vessels of GOD'S KINGDOM-WE are no longer slaves to a willful and selfish love-but we are DRAWN CLOSER and closer to him as we DRIFT further away form the values that the world teaches us-and we FINISH FIRST in the heart of God-just as JOB DID it is a great day to be ALIVE in GOD'S LOVE for us and a great day for making GOD number 1 in our hearts “The Last Shall Be First” In the 20th Chapter Of Saint Matthew’s Gospel Jesus tells the parable Of a landowner hiring workers He hires Some workers for the morning He hires Some in Mid-day And he hires some Late in the day When it comes time For payment He pays them All the same wages Is Jesus being unfair What is Jesus Trying to teach us Jesus is not being unfair Because he paid everyone What he promised to pay them I think here again Jesus is trying to teach us God’s ways Are not our ways I think he is Trying to teach us That it makes no difference When you come to God As long as YOU DO Come to God And I think Jesus Is trying to teach us That the payment Is the same for us No matter when we come to God As long as We do come to God And that payment Is GOD’S UNDYING LOVE FOR US Robert P. Wallman 5/27/10 Ps and the REWARD is ETERNAL LIFE with God and Jesus