“What then will we have?”
Pastor, have you ever pondered that question in your heart?
Your congregation grows slowly. Problems multiply rapidly. Colleagues enjoy bigger churches, better buildings, broader ministries. Culture drifts further from God and his Word yet prospers.
With all this, do you ponder, “What then will we have?”
The apostle Peter gives voice to our internal questioning. As he considered the cost of following Jesus and helping others to do the same, he asks Jesus, “What then will we have?” (Matt. 19:27)
Jesus responded,
Truly, I say to you, in the new world, when the Son of Man will sit on his glorious throne, you who have followed me will also sit on twelve thrones, judging the twelve tribes of Israel. 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 and will inherit eternal life. (Matt. 19:28–29)
Ministry is hard. It normally involves some loss and lament. Jesus never denied this, but he also promised that they “will receive a hundredfold and will inherit eternal life.”
Amidst the hardships and difficulties of ministry, Jesus’s promise meant to propel Peter—and us—to
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