TAKE YOUR CROSS AND FOLLOW ME Wednesday June 17, 2015
Text: Mark 10:17 – 23 Memory
verse: v 21
Proper
understanding of God blessings upon our lives matters so much in the way we use
them. What does your money, wealth, talent, gift, etc, mean to you? Here is an
example of how Jesus Christ tried to redirect the orientation and understanding
of this young rich man concerning his wealth. Jesus told this man to sell
everything and give his money to the poor but this doesn’t mean that we should as well sell all our possessions. Most of His followers did not sell everything,
although they used their possessions to serve others. The essence of Jesus
saying this is to make us understand that we must not let our possessions or
money keeps us from following Him. We must remove all barriers to serving Him
fully.
Jesus
lovingly broke through the young man’s pride with a challenge that answered the
question of what the man lacked and exposed the barrier that could keep this
young man out of the Kingdom of God: his love of money. Ironically, his attitude made him
unable to keep the first commandment (Exodus 20:3). See also Matthew 22:36-40).
The young man did not love God with his whole heart as he had presumed. In
reality, the man’s wealth was his god, his idol. If he could not give it up, he
would be violating the first commandment.
Friend, what about you? Have you given up all that can hinder you from
serving God?
Food for Thought: What barriers are keeping you from serving God?
Prayer: God, expose any barrier that is keeping me from taking up my cross to serve you faithfully in Jesus name.
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