27 Then Peter said to him, “We’ve given up everything to follow you. What will we get?”
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.
What do we put first in life?
Call them priorities.
Things we consider important.
Things we give up other things in order to do… have.
What things take precedence in life?
They are priorities.
Most of us make physical things our priority.
Better job, larger home, possession of more entertainment toys…things.
We see them, touch them, admire them, make life more comfortable with them.
All temporary.
Do people really give up every earthly thing to follow Jesus?
Like the disciples…even today?
Yes.
Did you read the promise?
How much is “100 times as much”… times eternity?
What is eternal life worth?
And what do you benefit if you gain the whole world but lose your own soul? Mark 8:36
