August 24th

August 24th -- Mark 10:17-31

Read the passage, please!

Could you drop it all for God right now? Your family and friends forget you, and you just walk away from all you know with nothing but the clothes on your back? Could you?
If you're trying to convince yourself that you'd answer yes, don't. Don't convince yourself, because if you have to convince yourself it's not true. Honestly, there are probably very few people in history who could say yes and mean it. I'd say none, but we can see by the disciples, or even looking back, Abraham, there are some who can answer yes. However, most cannot. So, does that mean we cannot enter heaven because we have earthly possessions? No. It should mean that, but because there are no impossibilities with God, it doesn't mean that. The more things you treasure here, though, the harder a time you will have in entering the Kingdom of God, for your heart is where your treasure is. If your treasure is eternal, for your treasure is in Christ, then your heart will be there. If your treasure is earthly, though, it will draw you, and like it, you will fade and come to pass. So yes, the more one has, the harder it is for them to enter the Kingdom of Heaven. They begin to place too much value on their earthly possessions, idolizing them over God.

Be wary of where your treasure is - for there your heart is also...

God bless! Shalom!