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What's in your wallet? Jimmy Sanders
star it|2 comments|July 15, 2009|73 reads
 

19:22 But when the young man heard that saying, he went away sorrowful: for he had great possessions.

The story of a almost righteous rich young ruler. The conversation with Jesus uncovers a young man that loved God and honored his father and his mother. He did not steal had not killed anyone, nor was he a liar. This young man honored the sabbath day, by today's standards in most churches would have qualified to be a deacon or elder. The young man was confident that his life was everything that God expected. Jesus acknowledges that this almost righteous young man is doing all the right things in keeping the commandments, yet there was something lacking in this almost righteous young ruler. Jesus instructs this young ruler to invest in his eternal reward and that would involve giving up his riches to the poor and following Jesus.But when the rich young ruler heard this, he went away sorrowful. Serving Jesus is all or nothing, the almost righteousness will not inherit the kingdom of Heaven. Note the last part of that passage of scripture, for his great possessions had him. Where your heart is, there your god will be also. This young ruler had to chose between his possession or a righteous experience with God and the possessions won out. Again, What's in your wallet? Is there enough to keep you out of heaven?

 
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Tim
Tim
July 16, 2009
That, my friend, will preach in, dare I say, any church today. That message is one that no one wants to hear and too many pastors are not willing to preach. The word is sharper thanany two edged sword, and messages like this will make you bleed deep. Very good.
Vickie Sanders
 Vickie Sanders
July 16, 2009
Thanks Brethren, I know that it's a wonderful thing to be lead by the Spirit of God. I'm reminded a song a few years back, that's title was" living life upside down" Russ Lee. John's got a new way of looking at life, he's just got tire of his kids and his wife. He said the secret to his success is leaving and founding himself. What if, we've fallen to the bottom of a well, thinking we're heaven bound, just to reach up to touch the ground. Only to find out that we're living live upside down.