And a ruler asked him, “Good Teacher, what must I do to inherit eternal life?” And Jesus said to him, “Why do you call me good? No one is good except God alone. You know the commandments: ‘Do not commit adultery, Do not murder, Do not steal, Do not bear false witness, Honor your father and mother.’” And he said, “All these I have kept from my youth.” When Jesus heard this, he said to him, “One thing you still lack. Sell all that you have and distribute to the poor, and you will have treasure in heaven; and come, follow me.” But when he heard these things, he became very sad, for he was extremely rich. Jesus, seeing that he had become sad, said, “How difficult it is for those who have wealth to enter the kingdom of God! For it is easier for a camel to go through the eye of a needle than for a rich person to enter the kingdom of God.” Those who heard it said, “Then who can be saved?” But he said, “What is impossible with man is possible with God.” And Peter said, “See, we have left our homes and followed you.” And he said to them, “Truly, I say to you, there is no one who has left house or wife or brothers or parents or children, for the sake of the kingdom of God, who will not receive many times more in this time, and in the age to come eternal life.” (Luke 18:18-30 ESV)
Don’t we all want to know what this ruler asked? What must I do to inherit eternal life? But as you see from Jesus message keeping the law is not enough. Even if you could keep the law, it would not be enough.
Then Jesus said to him, “sell your possessions and give the money to the poor.” You see Jesus knew that this man’s possessions were in the way of him following Jesus. So do you have to sell all your possessions to follow Christ?
Jesus knows what is between us and following Him, and that is what He would tell you to get rid of. So what would He ask you to give up? Take it to His feet and let go, because what is impossible for you is possible for God. So what do you lack?
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