1 Chr 16; Ps 106; Mt 19

Jesus answered, "If you want to be perfect, go, sell your possessions and give to the poor, and you will have treasure in heaven. Then come, follow me." When the young man heard this, he went away sad, because he had great wealth. Mt 19 21-22

A man walks up to Jesus and asks what do I need to do to go to heaven? Jesus basically says you already know, obey the laws of Moses. The man says I have already done that, the statement is not true (no one has ever done that) but Jesus ignores that and says "If you want to be perfect, go, sell your possessions and give to the poor, and you will have treasure in heaven. Then come, follow me." The scripture says the man went away sad for he had great wealth. The wealth of the man kept him from following the king of the universe. Many times we come to Jesus and ask for our needs, wants and desires to be answered. The problem is our comforts in this world sometimes get in the way of us excepting the promises of the future. Many times the answer to our question is “Give up the things that are in the way of you trusting Me for the blessing I want to give you”. The problem is the things I sometimes want and think I need are temporary instead of eternal. David says in Ps 106 “that I may enjoy the prosperity of your chosen ones, that I may share in the joy of your nation and join your inheritance in giving praise”. Theses are goals and a future worth seeking…

May God bless you and Keep you as you seek the prosperity of a child of the living God (Loving Relationships) as you share in the Joy of a royal priesthood a Holy nation and most of all as you join in the inheritance of entering the throne room of the living God with praise.

Pastor Jack

Next Reading 2 Sam 7; 1 Chr 17; Ps 2 ; Mt 20;