919 The Trade Off Part 1- Mark 10:29-30

Do we really believe Jesus?   Jesus said, "Truly, I say to you, there is no one who has left house or brothers or sisters or mother or father or children or lands, for my sake and for the gospel, who will not receive a hundredfold now in this time, houses and brothers and sisters and mothers and children and lands, with persecutions, and in the age to come eternal life. Mark 10:29-30 ESV   You've heard it said that you get out of something what you put into it. Jesus is making that point here. But I want to challenge us today. There are a couple of things we need to see.   First, Jesus isn't saying we get what we invest. He's saying we get much more. It's hard for me to think that I can't lose. Is it that way for you? I think about things in a very temporal context. In 2 Corinthians 4, Paul reminds us that the things we can see are temporal. The things we can't see are eternal.   In this present age, what we spend or give up in this life for Jesus sake, and for the gospel, we receive back in multiples. How is this true?   What does that do to the way we live and work today? Can we give a little more? Can we share or take a minute? What are you holding on to that you could let go of? I pray God helps us see with his eyes.   Why not practice this with us. We do a 2-week experience called the Marketplace Mission Trip. Check it out at www.MarketplaceMissionTrip.com and join us.   Also look at Matthew 19:27-30 and Luke 18:26-30 for the other times this exchange is discussed in scripture.