Read Matthew 19:30- Matthew 20:16
The last will be first and the first will be last.
Do you remember in school when teachers would go through the class in alphabetical order to decide who would be the leader each day? Some teachers might surprise you by going through the alphabet backwards, but usually not. With my last name starting with “b” I had an early advantage at getting to be near the front of the line. Monica had a “w” for her last name. Sadly she spent more time at the end of the line. But when Monica married me she moved up to a “B.” Wahoo!!
For things in God’s Kingdom, however, it doesn’t matter if you enter early, late, or somewhere in the middle, the award of God’s grace is the same! The thing to celebrate is simply being adopted into God’s family. It is not a race, and it is certainly not a competition to see who gets to be charge or get paid more reward. If the first in line end up being last in line, the buffet of God’s bounty remains unchanged. Rejoice that you have a place in God’s family.
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