Mark 10: 23-31 New Living Translation 23 Jesus looked around and said to his disciples, “How hard it is for the rich to enter the Kingdom of God!” 24 This amazed them. But Jesus said again, “Dear children, it is very hard to enter the Kingdom of God. 25 In fact, 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 The disciples were astounded. “Then who in the world can be saved?” they asked. 27 Jesus looked at them intently and said, “Humanly speaking, it is impossible. But not with God. Everything is possible with God.” 28 Then Peter began to speak up. “We’ve given up everything to follow you,” he said. 29 “Yes,” Jesus replied, “and I assure you that everyone who has given up house or brothers or sisters or mother or father or children or property, for my sake and for the Good News, 30 will receive now in return a hundred times as many houses, brothers, sisters, mothers, children, and property--along with persecution. And in the world to come that person will have eternal life. 31 But many who are the greatest now will be least important then, and those who seem least important now will be the greatest then.” Rockefeller was at one point the world's richest man and first ever American billionaire. Considering he was a billionaire in the early 1900's he is still considered as the richest person in modern history. When a reporter asked him, “How much money is enough?” He responded, “Just a little bit more.”
read more: starwinar.wordpress.com/daily-short-story/just-a-little-bit-more/ We may not be billionaires but we live in one of the richest countries of the world and by comparison the least of our citizens have far more than most people around the world. We would fall under the rich that Jesus talked about, so I consider myself blessed finding myself in Christ as I sit here writing today's devotional. According to Jesus, a rich person getting saved, "Humanly speaking, it is impossible. But not with God. Everything is possible with God." So I say, Thank you Jesus! , for coming after me. If it wasn't enough that God would seek us out, He also promises reward for those who refuse to hold on to their earthly riches including, "house or brothers or sisters or mother or father or children or property, for my sake and for the Good News" On this side of the Cross we have the blessing knowing this but just consider the disciples, in their day they just got up and left everything in order to follow Jesus. He didn't promise them reward. But who doesn't wonder at some point, after receiving Jesus as Savior, if leaving their routined life for a life that is uneasy doesn't look back from time to time. Thank God for His word which reminds us to keep our eyes on eternal things and not on what we can see. Powerful promises Jesus gave but take note of what what He said before the promise of eternal life..."will receive now in return a hundred times as many houses, brothers, sisters, mothers, children, and property--along with persecution." Do not be alarmed when it comes your way. I love how James, the brother of Jesus put it, "Dear brothers and sisters, when troubles of any kind come your way, consider it an opportunity for great joy. For you know that when your faith is tested, your endurance has a chance to grow. So let it grow, for when your endurance is fully developed, you will be perfect and complete, needing nothing." James 1:2-4
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Alison
11/26/2016 09:52:42 pm
Praying for patience
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