We've
Given Up Everything
To
Follow You.
What
Will We Get?
Scripture
Matthew
19
23 Then
Jesus said to his disciples, “I tell you the truth, it is very
hard for a rich person to enter the Kingdom of Heaven. 24 I’ll
say it again—it is easier for a camel to go through the eye of a
needle than for a rich person to enter the Kingdom of God!”
26 Jesus
looked at them intently and said, “Humanly speaking, it is
impossible. But with God everything is possible.”
28 Jesus
replied, “I assure you that when the world is made new and
the Son of Man sits upon his glorious throne, you who have been
my followers will also sit on twelve thrones, judging the twelve
tribes of Israel.
29 And
everyone who has given up houses or brothers or sisters or father or
mother or children or property, for my sake, will receive a hundred
times as much in return and will inherit eternal life.
30 But many
who are the greatest now will be least important then, and those who
seem least important now will be the greatest then.
Observation
It
was an honest question. Maybe it is a question that you have wanted
to ask God. When our following Jesus gets tough and life seems like
it is going in the wrong direction. When everyone else seems to be
getting blessed but maybe you; it is easy to ask the question like
Simon Peter did, “We've given up everything to follow you. What do
we get?”
When
we compare ourselves with other people like the disciples did that
day with the rich young ruler, there is the tendency to feel less
than blessed.
If
you are a follower of Christ and you have made the decision to live
life in a way that honors God then Matthew 19:29 is a promise for
you:
“And
everyone who has given up houses or brothers or sisters or father or
mother or children or property, for my sake, will receive a hundred
times as much in return and will inherit eternal life.”
Application
I
am holding on Jesus' promise in Matthew 19:29!
How
about you?
Prayer
Heavenly
Father, You are enough for me. I am blessed. Thank You for being so
good to me and my family. Don't let me compare myself with others! I
know that what You have in store for me is beyond my comprehension,
beyond my wildest dreams. You are enough for me!
Daily
Bible Reading: 1 Chronicles 16; Psalm 106; Matthew 19
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