Jesus sends a very clear message here….carrot and the stick….punishment and reward….blessings and curses.
We water down the message, discount it, and over look it…..why? Because we can’t get past “doing church” long enough to see the importance of “being the church”.
We say, “I’m a Christian, I go to church most every Sunday”.
Going to church doesn’t make you a Christian any more than standing in a garage makes you a car!
Vs. 23 – How hard it is for those who TRUST in riches to enter the kingdom of Heaven
Vs. 29-31 – Promise: 100 times as much in this present age…..and with them, persecution
We forget about the promises
Something the rich young ruler didn’t understand.
YOU WILL BE BLESSED!
But more importantly:
When they close the book on the story of Hunter Hills in 2011, would that the Lord will say of us what he said of Thyatira:
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