WhatHas You??

 



What has you?

In Matthew 19:16–30, a rich young man asks Jesus, “What good thing must I do to have eternal life?” He approaches eternal life as another achievement—something to acquire, possess, and add to everything else he owns.

Jesus meets him where he is, but leads him beyond rule keeping, spiritual accounting, and accumulated merit. He places his finger on the possession that has become possessive and gives the invitation:

Go. Sell. Give. Come. Follow.


The destination is not poverty for poverty’s sake. The destination is discipleship.

The man’s problem is not merely what he lacks. It is what he has—and what has him.

What possesses you? Money? Reputation? Control? Achievement? Resentment? Position? Certainty? Even a carefully maintained religious identity?

Salvation is not another human acquisition. “For mortals it is impossible, but for God all things are possible.”

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Matthew 19:16–30


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