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Luke 18:
18A certain ruler asked him, "Good teacher, what must I do to inherit eternal life?"
19"Why do you call me good?" Jesus answered. "No one is good-except God alone. 20You know the commandments: 'Do not commit adultery, do not murder, do not steal, do not give false testimony, honor your father and mother.'[b]"
21"All these I have kept since I was a boy," he said.
22When Jesus heard this, he said to him, "You still lack one thing. Sell everything you have and give to the poor, and you will have treasure in heaven. Then come, follow me."
23When he heard this, he became very sad, because he was a man of great wealth
Jesus is asked by this rich young ruler about a formula/solution to ultimate reality/freedom/salvation. I think when we first look at the passage, we're kinda confused by the rich young ruler's confidence in himself. I don't think we should be confused at all. I feel like most of us are at a place where we feel pretty "right" with the world and feel like we're doing pretty good with God in our own ways.
I woke up to a dream this morning where God was showing me a part in my life that I didn't want to fully give to Him in trust. Though it was a good thing, my unwillingness to give it up left an avenue for poison to seep in. The dream couldn't have analyzed my heart better.
When Jesus asks the rich young ruler to sell everything he has to the poor, Jesus is getting at something much deeper - the rich young ruler wanted a formula, but Jesus is showing him his own heart. The rich young ruler basically says, "Oh yes, Jesus, I've followed all the commandments and have loved people" and Jesus responds with a "Oh, have you?"
I went to SpringConference with the assurance that I've abandoned and would willingly abandon all these things for His kingdom and Jesus asks me a big "Oh, have you?"
So here I am, approaching a much needed fast from Facebook. The fast isn't so I could find some formula to get right with God, but to be very intentional in having extra time and energy to be with people and be with Jesus.
It's definitely gonna be hard. I love her, and perhaps this is the net I must drop for Him. Perhaps she is Isaac. I don't know, but I'm committed to trusting God here as much as it hurts.
Finding freedom,
Nathan
18A certain ruler asked him, "Good teacher, what must I do to inherit eternal life?"
19"Why do you call me good?" Jesus answered. "No one is good-except God alone. 20You know the commandments: 'Do not commit adultery, do not murder, do not steal, do not give false testimony, honor your father and mother.'[b]"
21"All these I have kept since I was a boy," he said.
22When Jesus heard this, he said to him, "You still lack one thing. Sell everything you have and give to the poor, and you will have treasure in heaven. Then come, follow me."
23When he heard this, he became very sad, because he was a man of great wealth
Jesus is asked by this rich young ruler about a formula/solution to ultimate reality/freedom/salvation. I think when we first look at the passage, we're kinda confused by the rich young ruler's confidence in himself. I don't think we should be confused at all. I feel like most of us are at a place where we feel pretty "right" with the world and feel like we're doing pretty good with God in our own ways.
I woke up to a dream this morning where God was showing me a part in my life that I didn't want to fully give to Him in trust. Though it was a good thing, my unwillingness to give it up left an avenue for poison to seep in. The dream couldn't have analyzed my heart better.
When Jesus asks the rich young ruler to sell everything he has to the poor, Jesus is getting at something much deeper - the rich young ruler wanted a formula, but Jesus is showing him his own heart. The rich young ruler basically says, "Oh yes, Jesus, I've followed all the commandments and have loved people" and Jesus responds with a "Oh, have you?"
I went to SpringConference with the assurance that I've abandoned and would willingly abandon all these things for His kingdom and Jesus asks me a big "Oh, have you?"
So here I am, approaching a much needed fast from Facebook. The fast isn't so I could find some formula to get right with God, but to be very intentional in having extra time and energy to be with people and be with Jesus.
It's definitely gonna be hard. I love her, and perhaps this is the net I must drop for Him. Perhaps she is Isaac. I don't know, but I'm committed to trusting God here as much as it hurts.
Finding freedom,
Nathan