We Are All “Rich”, in this Country Relative to the World; Therefore, It Is Difficult for Us “to enter the Kingdom of God”

We Are All “Rich”, in this Country Relative to the World; Therefore, It Is Difficult for Us “to enter the Kingdom of God”

MESSAGE SUMMARY:

Is the current global heath, financial and economic calamities testing your faith as a follower of Jesus? In a personal financial problem, would you cling to your “wealth” like the young “ruler” in Luke 18:18, 22-24?  You and all who listen to this podcast are “financially wealthy”, in relative terms, relating to the remainder of the world’s “financial wealth”; therefore, you should take notice of Jesus’ comments to and about the “ruler” and his wealth in Luke 18:18, 22-24: “And a ruler asked him {Jesus}, ‘Good Teacher, what must I do to inherit eternal life?’ . . . When Jesus heard this, he said to him, ‘One thing you still lack. Sell all that you have and distribute to the poor, and you will have treasure in heaven; and come, follow me.’ But when he heard these things, he became very sad, for he was extremely rich. Jesus, seeing that he had become sad, said, ‘How difficult it is for those who have wealth to enter the kingdom of God!’”. As one who is “financially wealthy”, in the context of the World, is it difficult for you to follow Jesus as your Lord? If so, why? It is not beyond the realm of possibility that you could face a situation in which our economy goes off the cliff; stock values crater, jobs disappear; and life’s necessitates become scarce. Would you become sad. like the young “ruler” and turn away from God’s Grace and fail to accept Jesus as your Lord? We are all “rich” in this country; therefore, it is difficult for us all “to enter the Kingdom of God”.

 

TODAY’S AFFIRMATION: Today, Because of who I am in Jesus Christ, I will not be driven by Fear. Rather, I will abide in the Lord’s Faithfulness. “I am the vine; you are the branches. If a man remains in Me and I in him, he will bear much fruit; apart from Me you can do nothing.” (John 15:5).

SCRIPTURE REFERENCE (ESV): Luke 18:21-27; James 5:1-6; Mathew 6:24-25; Psalms 37a:1-10.

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