But many who are first will be last, and the last first.—Matthew 19:30
Thinking on this verse today and asking Father, that You place the desire to be “last” here on earth firmly on my heart....the desire that does all only for Your glory and shuns worldly glory. Protect me, Lord, from my own wrong desires. Keep pride from gaining a foothold...I don’t want to miss out on anything You have for me. I want only the comfort that comes from being in Your Presence as I journey through this vale of tears. Praying to have the attitude of Jesus in Philippians...
Therefore if there is any (BECAUSE THERE IS) consolation in Christ, if any comfort of love, if any fellowship of the Spirit, if any affection and mercy, fulfill my joy by being like-minded, having the same love, being of one accord, of one mind. Let nothing be done through selfish ambition or conceit, but in lowliness of mind let each esteem others better than himself. Let each of you look out not only for his own interests, but also for the interests of others. Let this mind be in you which was also in Christ Jesus, who, being in the form of God, did not consider it robbery to be equal with God, but made Himself of no reputation, taking the form of a bondservant, and coming in the likeness of men. And being found in appearance as a man, He humbled Himself and became obedient to the point of death, even the death of the cross. Therefore God also has highly exalted Him and given Him the name which is above every name,—Phil 2:1-9
But God is the Judge:
He puts down one,
And exalts another.—Ps 75:7
The LORD makes poor and makes rich;
He brings low and lifts up.—1 Samuel 2:7
