God Saves the Best for Last

God Saves the Best for Last
John 2:10


Intro: This is a familiar story in the life of Christ. He had been invited to a wedding and attended along with his disciples. When the host ran out of wine, Mary told Jesus about the dilemma and she then told the servants to do what ever he commanded.
Jesus had the servants fill the water pots to the brim with water, then he told them to draw out and take it to the governor of the feast. When they did, the governor exclaimed in surprise- Most people put out their best at the first and if they need more, they put out the lesser quality. BUT you have done the opposite; you have put out the Best at the Last.
That’s the way God works; He saves the Best for Last.


I. Creation.
The whole story of creation is amazing; “In the beginning GOD...” Nothing existed but God- God the Father, God the Son, God the Holy Ghost.
God decided to create a universe and began creating just by speaking it into existence.
1) God created Light- cosmic light; no sun or stars yet
2) God created the Atmosphere that would surround and support life on the earth.
3) God created the Seas and Dry Land; then called forth grass, herbs, and trees; Vegetation on the earth.
4) God Created the Planets, the Sun, Moon, Stars
5) God created all the Birds of the air and the Fish of the Sea
6) God created all the animals that would live on the earth
This was All Pretty Amazing! Actually Incredible!
BUT THEN- God had saved the Best for Last; For NOW God said Let Us make MAN in Our image and after our likeness... So God created Man in his own image- in the image of God created he him; male and female created he them; The Lord God formed man of the dust of the ground and breathed into his nostrils the breath of life and man became a living soul.
Man was God’s BEST creation:
- by his special creation by the very hands of God;
- by his special composition- not only body, but soul and spirit;
- by his special commission- he was given dominion over the entire earth and the animal kingdom.
The Psalmist said it best- Ps 139:14 I will praise thee; for I am fearfully and wonderfully made: marvellous are thy works; and that my soul knoweth right well.


II. Salvation.
God’s plan of Salvation clearly Saved the Best for Last.
In Eden when Adam and Eve sinned, God shed the blood of innocent animals and made Coats to Cover them.
Later, at the Passover, God revealed the necessity of Blood to Atone.
In the law, God prescribed Sacrifices as Substitutes; where innocent animals took the place of guilty men and women and bore the penalty of their sins for them.
Also in the law, God ordered Ceremonies of Commitment whereby men and women offered their sacrifices in faith and by doing so, offered themselves and their lives to God.
Still- these methods and procedures were only preliminary ones- for the Best was yet to come.
Heb. 1- God who at sundry times (various times) and in divers manners (in different ways) spake in time unto the fathers by the prophets hath in these last days spoken unto us by HIS SON- who is the brightness of his glory and the express image of his person...
Better than the Coats to Cover; Better than the Passover Lamb to Atone; Better than the Sacrifices as Substitutes; Better than the Ceremonies of Commitment; Better than the Tabernacle; Better even than the Angels! Not Just BETTER but the BEST!
Christ came a High Priest who was Holy, Harmless, Undefiled, Separate from Sinners and made higher than the heavens. He needed not offer up sacrifices first for his own sins- for he KNEW no sin; he was Tempted in all points like as we are YET WITHOUT SIN.
He did not enter into the Holy of Holies with the blood of goats or calves- but by his OWN BLOOD, he entered in once into the holy place having obtained Eternal Redemption for us. (not temporary but Eternal)
Thank God the Father for Giving us Jesus! Thank you Jesus for Giving us Your Life; Thank you Holy Ghost for bringing the Life and Presence of Jesus Inside Us!
AND this matter of God saving the Best for Last is not over yet.
III. Dispensations.
When God started dealing with his people it was in the Garden of Eden with a dispensation of Innocence; when they sinned God opened the dispensation of Conscience where he led men by his voice inside of them; then he ushered in the dispensation of Human Government after the flood where man was given the authority and the command to deal with wrong doing and govern themselves properly. God then spoke to Abraham and began a dispensation of Promise- where he chose Abraham to be the father of a Nation that would be God’s own special people and would bless all the nations of the earth. At Mt. Sinai God brought in the dispensation of Law where he revealed how he expected his people to live and where he instituted the sacrifices mentioned before to cover man’s sin temporarily. Then came the Dispensation of Grace- where God sent his own son Jesus to be the lamb of God who would take away the sins of the world; Jesus paid the price for sin and opened the door of salvation to the entire world.
NOW we can be SAVED- we can become part of the Church; the body of Christ; we can become part of the Bride of Christ; we can enjoy the fulness of the Holy Ghost not only in Conversion but in a Baptism of Glory and Power; we can experience the sanctifying power of the Spirit of God and the Word of God and can live a victorious life for the Lord right in the midst of a Dark and Wicked World.
This dispensation comes to a close with a Powerful and Amazing Event known as the Rapture of the Church.
Jesus himself will descend from heaven with a shout, with the voice of the arch angel and with the trump of God; the dead in Christ will be raised first and we which are alive and remain will be caught up together with them to meet the Lord in the air and so shall we ever be with the Lord!
All the Saints of God will be Caught Up; Changed; Glorified; Rewarded; Granted positions of Rulership in the coming Kingdom of God- we will Rule and Reign with Jesus Christ as Kings and Priests. Oh, yes, God is Saving the BEST for LAST. The LAST age of time; the last dispensation will be one of TOTAL Righteousness; a time where God’s Kingdom is established first on this earth and finally in a New Heaven and New Earth. This is not Science Fiction; not Fantasy; not some Far Out Opinion; This is TRUTH and REALITY.
Jesus is Coming! Saints are Going to Heaven! After the world is punished by the Wrath of God, His Kingdom will Come; His Will will be Done on the earth just like it is done in heaven.
Are you Ready for that day? That day when God puts out the Best he has saved for Last!