“Jesus looked at them intently and said, “Humanly speaking, it is impossible. But with God everything is possible.””Matthew 19:26 NLT
The above verse is Jesus’ response to the disciples amazement at a previous comment Jesus made about the difficult the rich have entering the kingdom of God. The disciples had said,” well then, who can be saved?” Perhaps they had thought to bring rich people in would help with the finances, who knows? We do know Jesus had friends who were not poor. He was supported by several women and Lazarus, Mary and Martha do not appear too poor.
The rich tend to depend on their finances rather than the Lord. A rich young man had just come to Jesus and asked how he could inherit eternal life. Firstly Jesus instructed him to follow the law, which the young man had done. He asked what more can I do. Jesus told him to sell all he had and give it to the poor. The young man went away sad because he was very rich. We do not know if this young man actually did as Jesus said. Scripture indicates he didn’t. However, he may have but his dilemma held true to Jesus’ words. “It is hard for a rich man to enter them kingdom of God.!”
Today, for us, we cannot love money and God. We will hate the one and love the other. We cannot love both. We must choose. Amen!
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