With Him it is possible

 "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."

Matthew 19:20-22

 

We read from verses 16 , " 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."

 

The young man went away sorrowful becuase he knew his life was so tied to his possessions. And just the thought of letting it all go and the following Christ was not something he could do left him sorrowful.

 

Sometimes we can be quick to judge and say , "What's wrong with that guy ? Christ gave him an invitation to follow Him and he just walks away ? What's the big deal ?" ... Its good to take a moment to introspect into our own lives and check and see where our life is wrapped around... what in our lives takes a higher priority in our life... Its easy to answer back saying "Christ is my highest priority", but when we evaluate our actions where do we stand ?

 

Now here is the best part, we read in verses 25-26 , " When the disciples heard this, they were greatly astonished, saying, “Who then can be saved?” But Jesus looked at them and said, “With man this is impossible, but with God all things are possible.”"  The disciples were astonished with what Christ said and asked who then can be saved ? Because following Him seemed like a task of such great magnitutde that was beyond what a person could seem to handle. And this is what Christ says , "With man this is impossible, but with God all things are possible"  And this is the key. More than often we find ourselves striving on our strength to do the right things, to figure things out with our own strength. And you know what ? Trying it with our own strength solely will be impossible . And this is what God desires, to walk with Him for with Him all things are possible.We are saved by His grace !

 

We read His Word, sit in His presence, pray, do His will living out His word not by our own might , not by our own strength , but by His Spirit . WITH GOD - this is the key.

 

Have a wonderful blessed day walking with Him, growing in Him and trusting in Him.

 

God Bless