“Come, Follow Me”
Then someone came to him and said,
“Teacher, what good deed must I do to have eternal life?” And he said to him,
“Why do you ask me about what is good? There is only one who is good. If you
wish to enter into life, keep the commandments.” He said to him, “Which ones?”
And Jesus said, “You shall not murder; You shall not
commit adultery; You shall not steal; You shall not bear false witness; Honor
your father and mother; also, You shall love your neighbor as yourself.” The
young man said to him, “I have kept all these; what do I still lack?” Jesus
said to him, “If you wish to be perfect, go, sell your possessions, and give
the money to the poor, and you will have treasure in heaven; then come, follow
me.” When the young man heard this word, he went away grieving, for he had many
possessions.
Then Jesus said to his disciples,
“Truly I tell you, it will be hard for a rich person to enter the kingdom of
heaven. Again I tell you, it is easier for a camel to go through the eye of a
needle than for someone who is rich to enter the
Some people take foolish risks to
cling to their riches. In a robbery, they try to
protect the possessions rather than their lives. Other people lose their wealth
and slip into despair, some to the point of suicide. The greatest danger in becoming
too closely identified with our possessions lies in the spiritual area of life.
An unhealthy attachment to material things can keep an unsaved person from
turning to Christ and prevent a believer from living for Him. Keep a wide gulf
between yourself and your possessions. It will spare you many
heartaches. If you are not a believer in Christ, don’t make the mistake
of the rich young ruler. It will cost you your soul.
To be rich in
God is better than to be rich in goods!
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