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Matthew 19
Praise the Lord, my soul, and forget not all his benefits. Psalm 103 ______________________
What then will there be for us?
Peter said to the Lord in Matthew 19:27, “We have left everything
to follow you! What then will there be for us?”
The Lord does not question him about this but promises a reward and says Himself in Luke 10:7 that the labourer deserves his wages. And He is the biggest labourer because his soul has worked and thus he receives the biggest wage. Philippians 2:6-11, “God has highly exalted him and bestowed on him the name that is above every name” etc. etc.
And our Lord answers Peter and promises 1) the twelve apostles their wage in verse 28: 12 thrones. Truly, with this he reinforces His promise and in verse 29 He adds yet another promise for all Christians who live like the twelve apostles, they “will receive a hundredfold and will inherit eternal life” because only a person who believes in Him will be able to leave everything behind for Jesus’ sake.
And in Mark 10:28,31 it is said that those who leave everything for the sake of Jesus and the gospel will receive a hundredfold now in this time people and goods in this world and eternal life in the age to come, but with persecutions.
