← When Wealth Competes with Total Surrender — August 8 [Description]Overview of the Passages:In both Matthew 19:16-30 and Mark 10:17-31, a rich young man approaches Jesus, asking what he must do to inherit eternal life. He claims to have kept the commandments since his youth. Jesus lovingly challenges him to take the next step: sell all he owns, give to the poor, and follow Him. The young man walks away sad—he can’t part with his wealth.Jesus then teaches His disciples how difficult it is for the …
Lacking Heart-Level Devotion — August 10 [Description]Overview of the PassageThis passage recounts the encounter between Jesus and a wealthy, influential young ruler who sincerely asked how to inherit eternal life. Though outwardly obedient and morally upright, the young man lacked heart-level devotion to God. Jesus, seeing his potential and loving him deeply, invited him to give up his riches, take up the cross, and follow Him. But faced with choosing between earthly wealth and eternal treasure… →
A Bold Invitation to Radical Discipleship — August 9 [Description]Passage Overview: Luke 18:18-30This passage tells the story of a wealthy young ruler who asks Jesus what he must do to inherit eternal life. Jesus first affirms the importance of obeying the commandments. The man replies that he has kept them since youth. Then Jesus challenges him to take a deeper step: sell all he has, give to the poor, and follow Him. The man becomes very sad, because he is very wealthy.Jesus responds by saying it’s extremely difficult for the rich to enter the kingdom of God—“easier for a camel to go through the eye of a needle.” But He adds, “What is impossible with man is possible with God.”Peter then reminds Jesus that the disciples have left everything to follow Him. Jesus promises that those who sacrifice for the sake of God’s kingdom will receive far more in this life—and eternal life in the age to come.This passage is a bold invitation to radical discipleship: surrendering what we treasure most in order to gain what we were truly made for. 365D 221
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Luke 18:18-30 365D 221.1
18 Now a certain ruler asked Him, saying, “Good Teacher, what shall I do to inherit eternal life?” 365D 221.2
19 So Jesus said to him, “Why do you call Me good? No one is good but One, that is, God. 365D 221.3
20 You know the commandments: ‘Do not commit adultery,’ ‘Do not murder,’ ‘Do not steal,’ ‘Do not bear false witness,’ ‘Honor your father and your mother.’ ” 365D 221.4
21 And he said, “All these things I have kept from my youth.” 365D 221.5
22 So when Jesus heard these things, He said to him, “You still lack one thing. Sell all that you have and distribute to the poor, and you will have treasure in heaven; and come, follow Me.” 365D 221.6
23 But when he heard this, he became very sorrowful, for he was very rich. 365D 221.7
24 And when Jesus saw that he became very sorrowful, He said, “How hard it is for those who have riches to enter the kingdom of God! 365D 221.8
25 For it is easier for a camel to go through the eye of a needle than for a rich man to enter the kingdom of God.” 365D 221.9
26 And those who heard it said, “Who then can be saved?” 365D 221.10
27 But He said, “The things which are impossible with men are possible with God.” 365D 221.11
28 Then Peter said, “See, we have left all and followed You.” 365D 221.12
29 So He said to them, “Assuredly, I say to you, there is no one who has left house or parents or brothers or wife or children, for the sake of the kingdom of God, 365D 221.13
30 who shall not receive many times more in this present time, and in the age to come eternal life.” 365D 221.14