Camel through the eye of a needle????

These verses are fairly simple to understand:



Luke 18:18-30



18 Now a certain ruler asked Him, saying, “Good Teacher, what shall I do to inherit eternal life?”

19 So Jesus said to him, “Why do you call Me good? No one is good but One, that is, God. 20 You know the commandments: ‘Do not commit adultery,’ ‘Do not murder,’ ‘Do not steal,’ ‘Do not bear false witness,’ ‘Honor your father and your mother.’”

21 And he said, “All these things I have kept from my youth.”

22 So when Jesus heard these things, He said to him, “You still lack one thing. Sell all that you have and distribute to the poor, and you will have treasure in heaven; and come, follow Me.”

23 But when he heard this, he became very sorrowful, for he was very rich.

24 And when Jesus saw that he became very sorrowful, He said, “How hard it is for those who have riches to enter the kingdom of God! 25 For it is easier for a camel to go through the eye of a needle than for a rich man to enter the kingdom of God.”



This ruler was a religious man! He claimed to follow the law closely. But he had one problem. A love for his riches. Ouch! That sure does sound familiar. Look at what Jesus asked of him. Sell everything and give it to the poor. The rich man couldn't do it....he loved his "stuff" too much. We need to ask ourselves...could we do that? Don't answer to quickly...could you give up everything for Jesus? Jesus desires us to share what He has blessed us with! In verses 24-25 Jesus makes it very plain and simple for us. Riches get in the way of our relationship with Him if we are not very very careful. Jesus even tells us how difficult it is....like a camel going through the eye of a needle! Ummm folks that is impossible...but with God leading our lives all things are possible!



Let us think carefully on what Jesus is saying to us this morning!



Tom