“All Things Are Possible With God”

As Jesus started on his way, a man ran up to him and fell on his knees before him. “Good teacher,” he asked, “what must I do to inherit eternal life?”

“Why do you call me good?” Jesus answered. “No one is good—except God alone. You know the commandments: ‘You shall not murder, you shall not commit adultery, you shall not steal, you shall not give false testimony, you shall not defraud, honor your father and mother.’”

“Teacher,” he declared, “all these I have kept since I was a boy.”

Jesus looked at him and loved him. “One thing you lack,” he said. “Go, sell everything you have and give to the poor, and you will have treasure in heaven. Then come, follow me.”

At this the man’s face fell. He went away sad, because he had great wealth.

Jesus looked around and said to his disciples, “How hard it is for the rich to enter the kingdom of God!”

The disciples were amazed at his words. But Jesus said again, “Children, how hard it is to enter the kingdom of God! It is easier for a camel to go through the eye of a needle than for someone who is rich to enter the kingdom of God.”

The disciples were even more amazed, and said to each other, “Who then can be saved?”

Jesus looked at them and said, “With man this is impossible, but not with God; all things are possible with God.”

Mark 10:17-27

As we anticipate the coming celebration of Easter, think about the sacrifice Jesus made so that each of us could be reconciled to God.

We all want to be successful, we tend to give us things that are not big temptations to us. Yet even then we fail. Our inability to be perfect in such small things reminds us of why Easter is so important. If we could be perfect, Jesus would not have had to die for us. Although giving up something does not make anyone good, it does remind us that no one is good except Got. And that’s important to remember, for it is the sacrifice of a good and perfect God that makes our salvation possible.

Jesus sacrificed His life for ours.

Our Daily Bread – February 13, 2013