Rev 22:12   And behold I am coming quickly and My reward is with Me, to give to every one according to his work. Have you ever thought about how we will be rewarded for our works when we are finally in the New Creation--the Eternal Kingdom of God. What more could Jesus give us than Eternal Life and intimate fellowship with Him. Eternal Life is not because of our works but because of His finished work at the cross; but we are promised rewards for our works.

Jesus is of course the greatest in the Eternal Kingdom of God because He did not come to be ministered to but to minister and give

His life as a ransom for us. The principal is that those who will be greatest in the Kingdom of God will be the ones that lay down their lives and sacrificially serve and minister to others. Our works will follow us. Rev 14:13   Then I heard a voice from heaven saying to me, "Write: Blessed are the dead who die in the Lord from now on." Yes says the Spirit, "that they may rest from their labors, and THEIR WORKS WILL FOLLOW THEM." The greatest among us are the ones who are washing others feet and ministering to them.

Greatness and rewards come from serving. Matt 20:25-28   But Jesus called them to Himself and said. "You know that the rulers of

the Gentiles lord it over them and those who are great exercise authority over them. Yet it shall not be so among you; but whoever desires to become great among you let him be your servant, and whoever desires to be first among you, let him be your slave--just as the Son of Man did not come to be served, but to serve, and to give His life a ransom for many." Those with the greatest honor and responsibility in the Eternal Kingdom of God will be those who serve and minister the most. We will rule and reign with Christ according to our sacrificial love toward others. I will see you in the Eternal Kingdom of God one day. Bro James