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What then will there be for us?
That is what Peter asked the Lord in Matthew 19:27-30, “We have left everything to follow you! What then will there be for us?”
Our Lord Jesus does not punish him because of this question, but acknowledges that he is entitled to ask the question for “the worker deserves his wages” and he answers, “Truly I tell you, at the renewal of all things, when the Son of Man sits on his glorious throne, you who have followed me” (verse 28) etc. etc. and then in verse 29, “And everyone who has left houses or brothers or sisters or father or mother or wife or children or fields for my sake will receive a hundredfold and will inherit eternal life.”
Yes, Jesus himself, the faithful servant of the Lord left his throne in heaven, came to us, he humbled himself by becoming obedient to death – even death on a cross! His soul worked, that is why God raised him up and gave him a name above all names, so that in the name of Jesus all knees shall bow etc. etc. Just as He received his well-deserved wage, He will also give His faithful servants the promised wage when night comes. Because “the word of the Lord is right and true; he is faithful in all he does.” (Ps. 33:4)