Many who are first will be last and the last will be first

Amos 5:6-7, 10-15; Mark 10:17-21

Sometimes when we think we have everything, God challenges us to realise that we’ve maybe got it wrong.  Amos, who never really wanted to be a prophet, had to tell the people that it was justice and the way they ran their economic affairs that really mattered, rather than their worship and words about God.  The young man in the gospel story had to learn the same lesson. He’d kept all the commandments- what more did he need to do? The answer was deceptively simple: put God first, not what you think will give you security.

So what is the lesson we need to learn when we look at how to manage our affairs, as individuals, as a church, as a community?