HAVE TREASURE IN HEAVEN
Keywords 19:21
Jesus answered, "If you want to be perfect, go,
sell your possessions and give to the poor, and you will have treasure in
heaven. Then come, follow me."
1. When the rich young man asked what good thing he
must do to get eternal life he assumed that eternal life was something he had
to earn. The young man was rich, smart, moral and had a passion to attain
eternal life. It seemed that there was nothing he couldn’t accomplish if he put his heart towards it. Yet Jesus
challenged him in a way that shook his worldview. “Go, sell your possessions and give to the poor, and
you will have treasure in heaven.”
2. Most people cannot obey this command because it is
hard to deny a good thing we possess that we can actually see, touch and
consume. Treasures in heaven and eternal life seem immaterial to us right now.
What are they anyway? When Apostle Paul experienced the grace of Jesus, he
experienced a surpassing worth that made everything he previously accomplished seem
like garbage. When we experience true eternal life, even now, we know what is
most valuable, and what is not so important.
Prayer Lord, open
my eyes to seek and experience eternal life and heavenly treasures. If there
are obstacles, help me to live by faith to let go of my own notions of value
and worth.
One Word Let go to
find heavenly treasures
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