Earthly and Heavenly Rewards

The young man chose not to follow the Lord because of his great possessions. He walked away from Christ because even though he had kept the commandments his whole life, he was unable to give up his riches.

Jesus promises us that if we make sacrifices for him, we will be blessed an hundredfold of everything we have given up for his sake.

When Peter asks what they (the apostles) will receive for doing what Christ asks and giving up everything for the gospel, Jesus responds that they will be seated among 12 thrones, to judge the House of Israel at the last day. This is inspiring to me to put the Lord first in all things and to be willing to make that sacrifice, because it proves that we can attain the same status with God as the apostles have attained, and that we can be assured everlasting life in his Kingdom.

Hour Hired	Wages Promised	Hours Worked	Wages Paid
1	1 penny	11	1 penny
3	1 penny	9	1 penny
6	1 penny	6	1 penny
9	1 penny	3	1 penny
11	1 penny	1	1 penny

From this parable, we can learn about the blessings we receive from serving in the Lords Kingdom. We will all receive the same blessings for contributing anything to the Lords work, despite how much it actually is. Serving in the Lords Kingdom merits the same blessings for all of us.

This can be encouraging to converts of the church because many of them feel as though they have missed out on so many blessings for not joining the church until later in life. The can learn that though they may have missed out on a lot of service during their mortal probation, this can be made up for in the eternity we can have with our Lord.

Members who are upset about this and feel as though they, who have served in the church their entire lives, should receive more need to remember what the purpose of this service is. Even though some may do more work than others, all of the work that is done is equally important in the sight of the Lord. It is not about how much work each individual does, it is about getting the work done, that salvation may be extended to all.