Peter began to say to Jesus, ‘We have given up
everything and followed you. Jesus said, “Amen, I say to you there is no one
who has given up house or brothers or sisters or mother or father or children
or lands for my sake and for the sake of the Gospel who will not receive a
hundred times more now in this present age: houses and brothers and sisters and
mothers and children and lands with persecutions, and eternal life in the age
to come. But many that are first will be last, and the last will be first.
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Reflection:
A young man was asking for the heart of his beloved.
The beloved said to him you have to give up your vices most especially your
smoking and drinking. The young man acceded; from then on never did he smoke
and drink any alcohol. After a few months they end up in the altar of God to
become one.
When we give up something for someone we dearly love
we could be assured of something more worthy. Something that would somehow
complete us, this may not make us happy immediately. But certainly something
beautiful will come out of it in lieu of what we gave up.
If we give up even a portion of our worldly life for
Jesus we could expect something in return from Jesus. It may not be material
riches or worldly power but we will certainly receive something in return from
Him.
It may be peace of mind which may have eluded
us for the longest time. It could be good health or anything that cannot be
measured and seen by our naked eye. Yet certainly be felt by our hearts.
When Jesus asks us of something to give up for Him
we should hurry to obey and follow. We should never think twice, we should give
it up immediately like a child jumping with reckless abandon to his father’s
arms.
What are you willing to immediately give up for
Jesus? – Marino J. Dasmarinas
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