Watchman: Daily Devotional, Jesus Summarizes It All by Declaring That the Ways of His Kingdom Are Frequently in Conflict With the Ways of the World. There Will Be a Significant Number of People Who Are Currently in Last Place Who Will Move Up to First Place. The World of the Kingdom, Which Is Turned On Its Head, Guarantees to Make Things Right for Those Who Have Been Wronged

Daily Devotional:

Matthew 19:28-30 (NIV) 28 Jesus said to them, "I tell you the truth, at the renewal of all things, when the Son of Man sits on his glorious throne, you who have followed me will also sit on twelve thrones, judging the twelve tribes of Israel. 29 And everyone who has left houses or brothers or sisters or father or mother or children or fields for my sake will receive a hundred times as much and will inherit eternal life. 30 But many who are first will be last, and many who are last will be first.

Following Jesus' exhortation to the rich young ruler, Peter inquired as to what it meant for them to have left everything to follow Jesus. First, Jesus assures his followers that they will hold positions of responsibility in the upcoming kingdom.

First, Jesus promises the disciples positions of power in the upcoming kingdom. Then He addresses everyone who has suffered loss for His sake. The promise is a hundred times what you abandoned, plus eternal life! The eternal life aspect would be plenty, but there is more. Everyone in the kingdom will be compensated for their efforts and losses.

Jesus summarizes it by adding that His kingdom is frequently diametrically opposed to the world's. Many of the first will turn out to be the last, and many of the last will turn out to be the first. The kingdom's upside-down reality promises to make things right for those who have suffered loss.

You will suffer this loss if you follow Jesus with all your heart. It could be the loss of a job, a friendship, or tangible things. Whatever you have lost by following Jesus, rest certain that a hundred times more awaits you. You have sowed the physical and you will reap one hundred times in the kingdom. Mark's gospel adds that you will receive it both now and in the future (Mark 10:30).

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