The First Shall Be last, The Last Shall Be First

By: Allan Elutin Ecleo

Jesus talks to Hi creations in many mysterious ways which most of the time we don't recognize treating or ignoring a particular moment as ordinary scenario that naturally happens every day. But if we'll look at every occurrence, we'll find out that the Divine Intervention is actually there.

For example, before making any impure action, the heavens have already poured down so many reminders, warning each one through the rise and fall of different personalities that could be seen on TV, overheard from the public place and transportation, discovered from an acquaintance. But because of desire to experience that seemingly desirous thing, one ends up as another version of Adam and Eve until the multiplicity of that particular action takes place left and right.

Day by day, the Divine Intervention still continues to do something hoping to save His creations from falling into the pit. Again, since He could not physically communicate to us unlike during the Old Testament, the Divine Intervention reaches us out through different events that we encounter. Others after the guilt-feeling have shown remorse after discovering that it's at peace to be with God whether in happiness or in failures, while others continue the lifestyle in the darkness because they are being blinded by the pleasure.

Nevertheless, no one can say that those who were blinded will remain blind and those who have seen the light of God remain pro-God. It is not beyond one's consciousness that we can find people who are religious but are irreligious because of the irreconcilable characters they portray while inside the church, home, and community. They are good at home but are terrors in the community. They are impressive inside the church but are tyrannical to their neighbors.

As long as we are alive, the challenge for our loyalty to God continues. Who knows that there could be reversal, that the good becomes bad and bad becomes good at the end of the day. For behold some are last who will be first, and some are first who will be last. (Luke 13:30)

Luke 13:24 Strive to enter through the narrow gate, for many, I tell you will attempt to enter but will not be strong enough.

Matthew 21:28-32 What is your opinion? A man had two sons. He came to the first and said, "Son, go out and work in the vineyard today." He said in reply, "I will not," but afterwards he changes his mind and went. The man came to the other son and gave the same order. He said in reply, "Yes 'sir," but did not go. Which of this two did His Father's will? They answered, "The first." Jesus said to them, "Amen, I say to you, tax collectors and prostitutes are entering the kingdom of God before you. When John came to you in the way of righteousness you did not believe him; but tax collectors and prostitutes did yet even when you saw that, you did not later change your minds and believe him.

Matthew 7:21 Not everyone who says to me, "Lord, Lord will enter the kingdom of heaven, but only the one who does the will of My Father in heaven.