Seventh Day Baptist
Christian Education Council
PO BOX 1678
Janesville, WI 53547
—Mark 10:28-31
by: Paul Andries.
Instant gratification! I want mine and I want it now! It means everything and everyone must wait until I get what's mine. In effect, Jesus said, "Put me first today, and I will reward you first at the time of judgment."
It isn't always, "first come, first served." The one whose condition is most critical gets medical attention first. When Christ returns, guess who will go first? The dead in Christ, then believers who are alive (1 Thessalonians 4:15-17), then God will deal with those who remain. Sin brought death, and death is having its way today, but it will be the last enemy to be destroyed (1 Corinthians 15:26).