It’s a truth I want to remember. We’re never further from the kingdom than when we believe we’re well-adjusted, highly successful, and self-sufficient. God’s kingdom is, first and ultimately, for losers.
Jesus said it this way:
“The last will be first, and the first will be last.”
Jesus is the anchor, rescuer, and great hope for the downcast and disenfranchised. Consider Rahab the prostitute; David the adulterer; Moses the murderer; Noah the drunkard; Paul the persecutor of Christians; and Mary Magdalene, who was set free from seven demons.
Friends, let’s return to the hope of our salvation. Let’s remember the prayer of Hannah, who said, “It is not by strength that one prevails” (1 Samuel 2:9). We prevail by the blood of Jesus, a foreign strength to our victory-minded world. We prevail by the gentle and humble work of God.
In our world, winners win and losers lose. Praise God that the kingdom functions in counter-cultural ways! The poor in spirit inherit the kingdom (Matthew 5:3). There’s hope for losers.
Leave a Reply