When the rich young ruler came to Jesus to ask what he must do, Jesus replied by telling him to go and sell what he had (liquidate his assets), to give to the poor (notice Jesus did NOT say give it all, just GIVE) and follow Jesus! The man would not do so because he had "great possessions"! (Actually, his possessions had him!) When Peter started to tell Jesus that THEY had left all to follow Him, Jesus made this declaration to hem in Mark 10:28-30:
28 Then Peter began to say unto him, Lo, we have left all, and have followed thee. 29 And Jesus answered and said, Verily I say unto you, There is no man that hath left house, or brethren, or sisters, or father, or mother, or wife, or children, or lands, for my sake, and the gospel's,
30 But he shall receive an hundredfold now in this time, houses, and brethren, and sisters, and mothers, and children, and lands, with persecutions; and in the world to come eternal life. KJV
Notice two very important things about this passage. First, Jesus said that this leaving everything behind MUST be "for my sake, and the Gospel's"! Motives are very important to God! Make sure that you do a continuous check of your motive for everything that you do! Desire the promises of God for the same reason He GAVE the promise and you won't be able to contain the Harvest of good and Godly things! Next, notice that JESUS said ... "now in this time" concerning this Harvest. Stop putting every good thing to the future in Heaven and expect Godly favor NOW! AMEN! Here is Hillsong United with another new song called "Love Is War":
Shalom in Him!
