Matthew 19:16-26
Someone came to Jesus and said,
“Teacher, what good thing shall I do that I may obtain eternal life?
And Jesus said to him,
“Why are you asking Me about what is good?
There is only One who is good; but if you wish to enter into life, keep the commandments
Then he said to Him,
“Which ones?”
And Jesus said,
“YOU SHALL NOT COMMIT MURDER;
YOU SHALL NOT COMMIT ADULTERY;
YOU SHALL NOT STEAL;
YOU SHALL NOT BEAR FALSE WITNESS;
HONOR YOUR FATHER AND MOTHER;
and YOU SHALL LOVE YOUR NEIGHBOR AS YOURSELF
The young man said to Him,
“All these things I have kept;
what am I still lacking?”
Jesus said to him,
“If you wish to be complete, go and sell your possessions and give to the poor, and you will have treasure in heaven;
and come, follow Me.”
But when the young man heard this statement, he went away grieving; for he was one who owned much property.
This is where a lot of Christians in America are lost not willing to think of others above them selves, holding on tight to everything they can grasp hold of, constantly putting then self-first, in which puts them last In the next few verses Jesus says
“Truly I say to you, that a rich man will hardly enter into the kingdom of heaven for it is easier for a camel to go through the eye of a needle, than for a rich man to enter into the kingdom of God.”
The gate is smal;l you cant take it with you through the gate that leads in to heaven. Excess baggage will keep a lot of people out.
And Jesus tells us also;
“With people this is impossible, but with God all things are possible.”
So do what is right in the sight of God and give of your-self first to God than to others.