The Best For Last
Filled to Overflowing
This message will reminds us of the miraculous transformation at the wedding in Cana and the widow's overflowing oil, emphasizing the vital importance of being filled with the Holy Spirit for witnessing and living out your faith. God sees immense value in every single person, no matter their perceived brokenness…
John 2:1-11, Acts 2:1-4, John 14:26-27, 1 Thessalonians 1:6, 2 Kings 4:1-7, Jeremiah 19
The Best For Last: Filled to Overflowing
Get ready to be inspired by this powerful message from Bishop Dave Roberts! Drawing from his 15 years as a hospice chaplain, he shares incredible stories of God saving the "best for last" in people's lives.
Core Message Highlights
- **God's Purpose Endures:** God continues to use and empower individuals, regardless of perceived limitations such as age or sickness. He often saves His best work for the end.
- **Filling Empty Vessels:** Just like the water pots at the wedding in Cana or the widow's empty jars, God desires to fill those who feel empty, marginalized, or overlooked.
- **Empowerment of the Holy Spirit:** Emphasizes the crucial need to be filled with the Holy Spirit for effective ministry, witnessing, and experiencing overflowing joy.
- **Value in Brokenness:** Challenges us to see immense value in every person, even those society might consider "broken" or "worthless," because in Jesus' hands, they can bring covering, refreshment, and healing.
Biblical Inspirations
The Wedding at Cana
Jesus’ first recorded miracle, where He transformed ordinary water in stone purification pots into the finest wine, demonstrating His power to do the "best for last" and manifest His glory.
The Widow's Overflowing Oil
A miraculous provision where a widow's empty vessels were filled with oil, symbolizing the Holy Spirit. This story prompts us to continuously bring more "vessels" (people) for God to fill, preventing the "flow" from stopping. It highlights finding the "emptiest vessel" and witnessing God's transformative power.
The Potter's Vessel
While a broken pot may seem destroyed and worthless, in the hands of the "right person" (Jesus), a shard can provide covering (atonement), a cup can offer refreshment, and crushed clay can bring healing. This powerfully illustrates how broken lives can be used for profound purposes.
Even a small piece of pottery, a "fidget," can hold immeasurable value as it's traded and redeemed. Just as God sees the immense value in a seemingly broken piece of clay, He sees you as invaluable, purchased at the highest price, regardless of what anyone else thinks.
Your Invaluable Worth
You are of invaluable worth in God's eyes. He chose and purchased you at the highest price, regardless of what anyone else thinks. God desires to take your "empty pot" and fill it to overflowing for His glory.