Frederick Dale Bruner explains why the rich young ruler missed the “adventure of a lifetime”:
Matthew 19:20-22:
The young man said to him, “All these I have kept. What do I still lack?” Jesus said to him, “If you would be perfect, go, sell what you possess and give to the poor, and you will have treasure in heaven; and come, follow me.” When the young man heard this he went away sorrowful, for he had great possessions.
The final tragedy of this young man who wants to have everything, even religion is that he is not a free man. He does not have money; it has him. He is, as we say, ‘had.’ And so he loses bother eternal life and the adventure of a lifetime. Bruner.
Who has you?
How was your giving this year?
It’s not too late.
Not as much as it should have been. We so often think, “we need this and that”, when in reality, these things are just many “wants”. We are praying for God’s help all of the time to praise Him more, and He is working in our lives more everyday! More money does not bring more happiness.