Text: Jesus looked at him and loved him. "One thing you lack," he said. "Go, sell everything you have and give to the poor, and you will have treasure in heaven. Then come, follow me. Mark 10:21 (NIV)
key points-
"Jesus looked at him..." A good question to ask is when has Jesus looked at you? When have you felt him looking at a certain part of your life? This story illustrates how a man strived for perfection. The man had everything, he identified himself in all the stuff he had. He thought that he had it all figured out, he didn't think what was about to take place next would happen. What is Jesus looking at in your life? in your heart? What do you identify yourself with?
"One thing you lack..."This just shows that we need to stay humble and in complete oneness with God. There should be nothing that is between our relationship with God.
"Go, sell everything you have and give to the poor..." What things do we have, material, accomplishments, achievements, relationships, money etc that we have put before Christ? This illustrates how simple we should really live. How our reliance should be on Christ, not our monetary value and our worth does not come from material possessions. It comes from CHRIST! One key word in there is "GO." When God says GO HE means GO!
"and you will have treasure in heaven..." Reality of it is, we are going to pass one day and all this stuff we thought we had forever on earth will go too. Earthly things dont matter, its the "treasures in heaven" that do.
"follow me." its only when we can die to ourselves is when we can really start to really follow Jesus.
Crazy how simple things can really be, how often do we find ourselves thinking we got everything figured out? But the reality of it is we don't. Take it from the rich man that identified himself in his riches and when seeking perfection (JESUS). Jesus looked at him in love told him simply what to do. And that was to identify himself in Christ and no longer in his riches. WoW!
Question- What would you do?
Text: If I give all I possess to the poor and surrender my body to the flames, but have not love, I gain nothing. Love is patient, love is kind. It does not envy, it does not boast, it is not proud. It is not rude, it is not self-seeking, it is not easily angered, it keeps no record of wrongs. Love does not delight in evil but rejoices with the truth. It always protects, always trusts, always hopes, always perseveres. 1 Cor. 13:3-7 (NIV)
Key points- This has always been a deep verse for me. But really, this is LOVE. I really want to live this kind of love out! I know that this kind of love exists. THIS IS REALLY HOW LOVE SHOULD BE. Next time you get in a fight or mad at someone, I encourage you to really live this one out. I CHALLENGE YOU!
TRUE STORY STATEMENT- You are bankrupt without love!
Question- Where are you lacking in love?
Text- But Adonijah, in fear of Solomon, went and took hold of the horns of the altar. Then Solomon was told, "Adonijah is afraid of King Solomon and is clinging to the horns of the altar. He says, 'Let King Solomon swear to me today that he will not put his servant to death with the sword.' "
Solomon replied, "If he shows himself to be a worthy man, not a hair of his head will fall to the ground; but if evil is found in him, he will die."Then King Solomon sent men, and they brought him down from the altar. And Adonijah came and bowed down to King Solomon, and Solomon said, "Go to your home."1Kings1:50-53 (NIV)
Key points- Fear can really make you say/do some things that you dont really mean or want to. Don't let fear get the best of you.
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