A religious ruler once came to Jesus and asks him: what should I do to inherit eternal life? Jesus asks him to sell all his possessions and give the money to the poor, and follow Him. When the man heard what Jesus had said became very sad, for he was very rich. Then Peter said, “See, we have left all and followed You.” 29So He said to them, “Assuredly, I say to you, there is no one who has left house or parents or brothers or wife or children, for the sake of the kingdom of God, who shall not receive many times more in this present time, and in the age to come eternal life.” Luke 18:28 – 30.
I think about how this rich ruler left Jesus because he was not willing to pay the price to follow Him. Each one of us has a price we need to pay. We too have to give up worldly things to follow Jesus. It is important that we keep an eternal perspective on our life and our possessions. Everything in this life will either burn, rust or decay, it is only temporary. There is no sacrifice to great to pay to follow Jesus. Peter and the other disciples left behind everything to follow Jesus. They left their families and their jobs. They were willing to pay that ultimate price for obedience.
I see a great promise in Jesus’ words, “Assuredly, I say to you, there is no one who has left house or parents or brothers or wife or children, for the sake of the kingdom of God, who shall not receive many times more in this present time, and in the age to come eternal life.” Everything we give up for Jesus will be repaid many times over in this life, as well as storing up treasures in heaven. It pays to serve Jesus. There are many wonderful blessing in following Him. I encourage you today to keep the eternal perspective to life, and focus on the blessings of service.
Pastor Larry
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