Matthew 19:29-30 Jesus words: “and everyone that has forsaken homes, or brethren, or sister, or father or mother, or wife, or children, or lands, for my name’s sake, shall receive an hundredfold, and shall inherit everlasting life. But many that are first shall be last, and many last shall be first.” Commentary: These are hard words! Jesus was really saying love me more than anything else! Not to abandon your responsibilities but put me first! Let your love for me be first as my love for you is first! Jesus told the rich young ruler to sell all he had and give to the poor and then follow me! Too much stuff will distract you from God! When you follow Jesus some people will abandon you! Yes even family and friends! Count the cost! The Apostle Paul who wrote about two thirds of our New Testament at the end of his life found himself languishing in the dungeon of a Roman prison! Many of his friends even in the ministry abandoned him! What did Jesus say? I will never leave you not forsake you! Only he can raise you from the dead! Only he can save your soul from judgment! He created you! He redeemed you! He will deliver you from death and the final judgment because he took your judgment upon a cruel Cross! Jesus `paid the highest price one can pay for your freedom! His love is greater than we can imagine and requires from us the same love he has for us! James & Hamsa Sasse. GodWhoisGod.com