Matthew 20:16
The Last Will Be First
16 “So the last will be first, and the first will be last.”
Matthew 5:5
The meek Will Inherit the Earth
5 Blessed are the meek,
for they will inherit the earth.
John 14:6
Jesus Says He is the Way, the Truth, and the Life
6 Jesus answered, “I am the way and the truth and the life. No one comes to the Father except through me.
The statements above are powerful statements from Jesus...The statement of the last will be first and the first will be last is one of the great teachings of Jesus...Jesus gives us a religion based on the last -those people on the fringe of society, and those on the margin in their own culture...Those people who need help...Those people who need mercy...This may seem rather odd, but He is always helping the least and the last...
Powerful leaders have always fought and still fight and war for more territory and more power...Many people seek recognition and fame...Jesus taught us that it is the last and the last and weakest and the meek who will inherit the earth...What an odd Way to lead...What an unusual group to get to be powerful, when compared to generals who lead well fit and strong soldiers, who follow their orders...And Jesus' Power and Leadership surpasses all other men and women ever to exist...Besides Jesus and whoever else in the world you would compare Him to, there is no way to compare Him and what He taught against other leaders and generals of the world...He is truly a Unique Being and Leader...His teachings and His Way of living, the Truths which He announces, His manner of convincing us, are not really explained how He did what He has done...His leadership skills are unsurpassed...He cannot be explained in a manly or humanly way...He must be explained to others in a Divine Way, His Way...And the Way to God...
A poor, meek Galilean Carpenter who taught for three year, leads the entire world...How can that be?...