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| | | Matthew 19:23-30
23And Jesus said to his disciples, "Truly, I say to you,(A) only with difficulty will a rich person enter the kingdom of heaven. 24(B) Again I tell you, it is easier for a camel to go through the eye of a needle than for a rich person to enter(C) the kingdom of God." 25When the disciples heard this, they were greatly astonished, saying, "Who then can be saved?" 26But Jesus(D) looked at them and said, (E) "With man this is impossible, but with God all things are possible." 27Then Peter said in reply, "See,(F) we have left everything and followed you. What then will we have?" 28Jesus said to them, "Truly, I say to you, in the new world,[a](G) when the Son of Man will sit on his glorious throne, you who have followed me(H) will also sit on twelve thrones,(I) judging the twelve tribes of Israel. 29(J) And everyone who has left houses or brothers or sisters or father or mother or children or lands, for my name’s sake, will receive a hundredfold[b] and will(K) inherit eternal life. 30But(L) many who are(M) first will be last, and the last first.
The Cost of Pride
An old joke runs: A lion went up to a rhinoceros and asked, “Who is the king of the jungle?” “You are, O Lion,” the answer came. Then he went up to a hippopotamus and asked the same question. “You are, O lion,” was the hippo's fearful answer. Finally, the lion came to an elephant and asked the question for the third time. For an answer, the elephant seized him with his trunk, tossed him into the air, caught him on the way down and slammed him against the tree. Half dazed, the lion rose and said weakly, “Just because you don't know the answer you don't have to be sore.” Many of us, much not unlike the lion, is beholden to pride. We give ourselves credit for the successes we get in our life. At some point, when we have become rich and powerful, we disregard God's power over us.
The powerful among us rule our nation as if they're gods with limitless powers while the wealthy wake up each day not asking God for their needs and thanking Him at the end of the day because their barns are full of food and that is something they attribute to their own efforts. [ continue reading... ]
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Dabar is a greek word meaning “word alive.”
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