Matthew 19:16-23 And behold, a man came up to him, saying, “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 would enter 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, and, You shall love your neighbor as yourself.” The young man said to him, “All these I have kept. What do I still lack?” Jesus said to him, “If you would be perfect, go, sell what you possess and give to the poor, and you will have treasure in heaven; and come, follow me.” When the young man heard this he went away sorrowful, for he had great possessions. And Jesus said to his disciples, “Truly, I say to you, only with difficulty will a rich person enter the kingdom of heaven.
We are an affluent society. Some of us have a bigger piece of the pie, but materially speaking, we are rich in stuff. It gives us our security, our identity, our purpose in life - desire, work for, obtain, and protect you stuff. Give it away, and what do you have? People looking somewhere else for fulfillment, purpose and security. Christ wants to be that place we look. He wants to free us from our stuff to follow Him. Are you ready?
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