And everyone who has left houses or brothers or sisters or father or mother or wife or children or fields for my sake will receive a hundred times as much and will inherit eternal life.
Matthew 19:29 NIV
What are you willing to give up in order to follow Jesus? The passage preceding this verse answers this question from the perspective of both a wealthy young man and the disciples. The young man, when called on to give everything to the poor and then follow Jesus, went away sorrowful, unwilling to give up his great possessions. The disciples, on the other hand, had given up everything and were promised thrones in heaven.
Jesus’ promise to us in this verse is that we will ultimately be more than compensated for the things we leave behind for him. Clearly, Jesus is not asking us to totally abandon our family relationships; even on the cross, he expressed concern about his mother. But he is calling on me not to allow those relationships, or any of my possessions, to come before him. He wants to be Lord, not just in the inner reaches of my heart, but in my relationships with other people, and in my handling of the things of this world.
Is there anything that you are unwilling to surrender to the Lordship of Jesus? His promise to us is that if we give him our all, our eternal reward will be much greater than anything we leave behind for him.
Thank you!
You are welcome
Nothing new. Just need to obey- each and every day. Thanks for the reminder- ALWAYS needed here.
It is simple. Yet so hard to do sometimes.