Receive 100 times as much!

“And everyone who has left houses or brothers or sisters or father or mother or wife or children or fields for my sake will receive a hundred times as much and will inherit eternal life.” (Matt. 19:29)

Compromise!

A compromise is defined as a concession to the other side in some manner rather than standing resolute. Although this may be a good business tactic in swinging deals or perhaps acceptable in resolving conflicts between family or friends, it’s never good regarding obeying God’s commands as laid out in His Word.

Choices will come!

The Ten Commandments, for instance, are not the ten suggestions! No wiggle room is allowed. This behavior rule will usually cause conflicts if you’re sincerely trying to live for God. Choices will continually appear, and you then must decide what to do. For instance, if you are watching a movie or program and they use the Lord’s Name in vain, violating the third commandment, do you keep watching? If your boss tells you to do something you know the Bible condemns, do you do it to keep your job? If you are obeying God, you will not compromise, period. But you rarely hear about anyone taking a stand like this in the modern world. This is especially true in politics; compromise on bills allows terrible things to come into law. Compromise usually begins small but doesn’t stay that way long; it progressively grows worse.

When confronted with a hard choice

The above passage is about people who do not compromise, no matter what. Jesus said, “And everyone who has left houses or brothers or sisters or father or mother or wife or children or fields for my sake...” This verse implies that they were confronted with a choice and did not compromise, no matter what!

The reward for non compromise

Even though it's extremely difficult to live without compromising God's commands, the second part of the passage makes a wonderful promise! They “will receive a hundred times as much and will inherit eternal life.”

Therefore

“Let us hold fast the confession of our hope without wavering, for he who promised is faithful.” (Heb. 10:23)

“Therefore, my dear brothers and sisters, stand firm. Let nothing move you. Always give yourselves fully to the work of the Lord, because you know that your labor in the Lord is not in vain.” (1 Cor. 15:58)