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As Jesus started on His way, a man ran up and knelt before Him. “Good Teacher,” he asked, “what must I do to inherit eternal life?” “Why do you call Me good?” Jesus replied. “No one is good except God alone. You know the commandments: ‘Do not murder, do not commit adultery, do not steal, do not bear false witness, do not cheat others, honor your father and mother.’” “Teacher,” he replied, “I have kept all these from my youth.” Jesus looked at him, loved him, and said to him, “There is one thing you lack: Go, sell everything you own and give to the poor, and you will have treasure in heaven. Then come, follow Me.” But the man was saddened by these words and went away in sorrow, because he had great wealth. Mark 10:17-22 NIV
Here we have a young man who was so very wealthy, yet, felt there might be something missing in his life. He came to Jesus, hoping to find that he was OK, or that there was something he could do to rid himself of the sensation of missing something in life. Jesus was quite kind to the young man, letting him know he needed to do one thing to have true happiness in life. This unfortunately for the man was to rid himself of that to which he was enslaved, his wealth. The poor man though was so enslaved to his wealth that he could not walk away from it. Don’t ever believe that one cannot become a slave of earthly wealth. The desire for earthly wealth feeds upon itself. The more one has of it the more the desire is present to acquire even more. The desire may start out small, but with the accumulation of wealth it snowballs into an enslavement to the wealth we have. Do not let wealth be your master. Give your life to Jesus Christ. Live for Him and do His will. The wealth you shall obtain far exceeds the earthly wealth you give up.
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