As cold waters to a thirsty soul,
So is good news from a distant land.
Proverbs 25:25

How beautiful on the mountains are the feet of him who brings good news, . . . "Your God reigns!"
Isaiah 52:7
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Thursday, July 7, 2011

Jesus to a man with wealth, youth, and influence

Do you desire eternal life? Or, in other words, do you want to enter the kingdom of God, do you want to be “saved”? Jesus says that only God is good. Jesus is both God and good. You are neither. When confronted with God’s law, you fall short (especially if you consider how Jesus heightened the standard). Even if you can in some way say that you’ve kept the impossible law of God, you still lack: “Leave everything for My sake and the gospel’s sake; you’ll be abundantly blessed in this age and receive eternal life in the age to come,” says the One who died and rose to give eternal life to those who respond in this way. Cling to everything (your god, your goodness) to lose everything; follow Christ to gain all.


Mark 10:17-31 (also Matthew 19:16-30; and Luke 18:18-30)