May 10, 2021
Dearly Beloved, I greet and bless everyone in the name of Jesus Christ our God, who created and formed us and who never ever forgets us. The blessed word that God has given for you, today is from the book of Matthew 20:16 “ So the last will be the first and the first last, for many are called but few are chosen. ”
From the above context we learn that God blesses those whom He Chooses. This passage is about a parable illustrating what Jesus meant in saying that some of the last will be first and the first last in the kingdom of heaven. We see how a master hires five groups of workers at different times throughout the day; The Master pays the last group the same amount that he pays the group hired early in the morning. Though that group grumbles, they received what they had agreed to earn and had not been cheated. The master insists he has the right to show generosity to whomever he wishes. Jesus concludes by saying, again, that the last will be first, and the first last.
To those of you who are reading this message I wish to say, that many come to me for counselling. I pray for each one, and I tell them what the Lord speaks while I pray for them. In one such occasion, a sister came up to me for prayer. She was very down in spirit. She said, “Brother I am the eldest child in the family. But all my younger brothers and sisters have got married. But I am yet to get married. Please pray for me. I am patiently waiting for the Lord to perform a miracle in my life.” I was very much touched in my heart when she broke out in tears saying, “I feel so ashamed and humiliated to mingle with others.” I immediately prayed for her and blessed her in the name of our Lord Jesus Christ. I said, “Lord You who blesses those whom you choose, bless this daughter who is waiting on You for a miracle. She feels so empty, without a suitable partner. Please remove all reproach from her and make her a joyful woman. While praying for her the Lord clearly told me that there was a curse over the family. Though all her younger siblings were married, none of them had any children. So I prayed to the Lord to break the bondage of the curse that had fallen upon her family.
Then I prayed for her and said, “You who are last will be the first.” After few weeks she called me on the phone and said, that a good proposal had come her way, and that God had answered her prayers. She was married and was blessed with twins. Only after her marriage the bondage of the curse was broken, after which her other siblings gave birth to several children. May God’s name be glorified. She was the last to get married in her family but she was the first to get a child, God blessed her with children immediately. Since she was the first to give birth to children. The above saying “The last will be the first and the first last,” came to be true in her life. God blessed her with husband and children.
From this incident, we learn how God cares for His children? No problem is too great or too small for our loving God! Jesus taught His disciples how much God cares for each of us. He said, “Aren’t five sparrows sold for two pennies? But God does not forget even one of them. In fact, He even counts every hair on your head! So don’t be afraid. You are worth more than many sparrows. If God takes care of the smallest bird in the sky, He will certainly take care of those who trust in Him. God bless you
Prayer: Our loving heavenly Father, we thank You for this blessed day. Lord we are thankful to You for blessing those whom You have chosen. Lord we also thank you for blessing the woman with a suitable husband, and honouring her faith in You. We thank You Lord for telling us that the first will be last and the last will be the first. Help us to be more careful in our lives. To be watchful and remain faithful to You in order to receive the Reward from You.
In Jesus name we pray.
Amen.
