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.

Giving of life,

to confess Jesus before others is giving your life,

to give of what you have is giving your life,

being aware of the needs of others and doing what you can to meet that need is giving of your life.

 

The lord said that the greatest gift a man can give for another is his life, if we are truly relying on and trusting in Christ for of all are needs and desires, giving of or losing our lives will mean nothing for our whole purpose will be to give, give our lives first to God than for others.

 

So try this spend today, stand firm in Christ, don't compromise your faith when others disagree with Gods word, trying not to hold on to everything as if it is your life try not being selfish, let go trust God and give of your life so you can find true eternal life.

 

 

When our eye is set on things of this earth our heart will be pulled away from the Father and darkness will creep in and as we allow it to sin will; dominate our lives and thinking our life’s will be darkness. And the world around us will not see Christ. they will see that we are more concerned about things of this world what we will eat, what we wear, what we live in, stuff and things.

To have a drive to have the perfect looking home or clothing shows a dependency on self rather than the Father, for if you aere trusting in the Father you will not worry if your home or your clothing is like everyone else’s.

The secret (be content with what you have been given by the Father, spend your time serving God instead of your own desirers and things).

When most Christians to day think of sin they think of the so called big ones, the actions like stealing, murder, adultery,

But Jesus said that our thoughts life is just as important as our actions, and the sin of a bad heart, greedy, hateful attitude, lust are just as much of a sin. And will fill our lives with darkness, for when our minds are filled with these things we cannot be thinking of the Father and His love.

If we do not put God first in our lives and love Him with all our heart soul, and mind, but allow other things or people to become our focus we are sinning and allowing darkness to overtake us.

And we will not

• Love our fellow man as our self’s
• We will have other gods before Christ
• We will have idols and worship then
• and we will end up taking the name of the Lord our God in vain
• we will forget the Sabbath day, and will not keep it holy
• we will have no honor for father and mother
• we will commit murder, perhaps only in our minds but we will
• we will commit adultery, also perhaps only in our minds
• we will steal maybe not stuff and things but we will steal our love from God
• we will bear false witness
• and yes we will covet our neighbor and the things he possess.

That you may be the children of your Father that is in heaven

So then, Love your enemies: bless them that curse you: do good to them that hate you, and pray for them which hurt you, and persecute you,

And be perfect, as your Father which is in heaven, is perfect.

You are to love the Lord your God with all your heart, and with all your soul, and with your entire mind.
This is the first and the greatest commandment.
And the second is like it,
You are to love your neighbor as yourself.
On these two commandments hangs the whole Law and the Prophets.

From what i have come to understand the Scribes and Pharisees keep and held to the commandments but did not have love one for another and that we can surpass their righteousness by living a life built on a foundation of love with Christ as the cornerstone. In John 15: 9 Jesus tells us how it works:

    

       As the father hath loved me, so have I loved you: continue in that my love. If you will keep my commandments, you will abide in my love, as I have kept my Father’s commandments, and abide in his love. These things I have spoken to you, that my joy might remain in you, and that your joy might be full. This is my commandment, that you love one another, as I have loved you. For no greater love than this hath any man, as when a man gives his life for his friends. You are my friends, if you do as I tell you, and keep My commandments.

 

Jesus does what the Father has told Him to do, and we are to do as Christ Jesus tells us to do!

Now at this point we need to ask ourselves,

do we truly love Christ,

or do we love self?

How to tell? If you put yourself, your wants, your desires before any other, love is not fulfilled in your life, and the degree of that self-worth is a great gauge as to how much you truly love or don’t love Christ.

For if you are putting yourself before others you cannot fulfill what Jesus tells us is The Greatest Commandment.

And that is to;

Love the Lord your God with all your heart, and with all your soul, and with your entire mind.

This is the first and the greatest commandment. And the second is like it: You are to love your neighbor as yourself.

 

Conclusion;

   We are to keep the Lords commandments

1. We are to love the Lord our God with all our heart, soul, and mind
2. We are to love our fellow man as our self’s
3. You are to have no other gods before Me
4. You are not to make any idols nor worship then
5. You are not to take the name of the Lord your God in vain
6. You are to remember the Sabbath day, and keep it holy
7. You are to honor your father and mother
8. you are not to commit murder
9. you are not to commit adultery
10. you are not steal
11. you are not to bear false witness
12. you are not to covet your neighbor or anything he may poses

if you follow the a simple guide-line (1-12), and your life is in Christ and His love is in you, but if you won’t allow the Holy Spirit to guide you into walking in God’s love you will be without true love and without love you are no better than the scribes and Pharisees! For deeds without love are done for selfish gain. i may not kill my neighbor with a knife or gun, but if i have heat in my heart towards him, have i done any better, if i use all my positions and have my friends over for a big dinner but leave the one in need setting out on the corner starving, have i truly done a good thing, do i truly have compaction? Do I really understand love? The answer would be No.

 

 

more tomorrow