One Thing You Lack

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Perhaps many of us are not atheist, they do believe in god, sometimes/most of the time, gods. Some claimed to have followed a righteous way of life.

Consider this, you did not kill, you did not steal, you did not rob, you did not rape, done nothing really wrong. You did everything a good man does, but one day God came to you and told you that you can't inherit Heaven, what would happen to you?

In Jesus' time, there was a rich young man who came to Jesus and asked the question many would ask:"what must I do to inherit eternal life?" [Mark 10:17]. Jesus told him:"You know the commandments: 'Do not murder, do not commit adultery, do not steal, do not give false testimony, do not defraud, honor your father and mother.'" [Mark 10:18]

This rich young man replied:"all these I have kept since I was a boy." [Mark 10:20]

At this point, many would think Jesus' reply would be:" Well, you will indeed inherit eternal life!", just as I thought He would be. But I was astonished to continue reading.

Jesus pointed out that the man "ONE THING YOU LACK". "Go, sell everything you have and give to the poor, and you will have treasure in heaven. Then come, follow me."[Mark 10:21]

Perhaps one thing we lack, we all lack. To let go of everything materialistic and follow Jesus. You know, it's hard to do you know. Even Jesus pointed out how hard it would be to let go of everything and follow Him. He said it is easier for a camel (with hump/humps on it) to go through the eye of a needle (even I have a hard time putting a thread through it) than for a rich man to enter the kingdom of God.

You think you've done enough to go to Heaven? It's never gonna be enough!

Let's go back a little. When the young man came to Jesus, he called Him "Good Teacher" [Mark 10:17]. Jesus quickly pointed the fact that no one is righteous for He replied:"Why do you call me good? No one is good - except God alone!" [Mark 10:18]

So in fact, no one can inherit eternal life, we're all doomed!!!!

Behold, "Who then can be saved?" [Mark 10:26] Jesus said:"With man this is impossible, but not with God; all things are possible with God." [Mark 10:27]

It is impossible for man to achieve his own salvation and eternal life "for all have sinned and fall short of the glory of God."[Romans 3:23] Which includes me!

I put my faith in God for all things are possible with Him. Even Jesus, as God Himself put trust in His Father in Heaven. If you read Judges, the Israelites got into deep trouble when they did what was right in their own eyes [Judges 17:6, 21:25] rather than what God wanted them to do, do not get into that trouble.

Jesus died for us on the cross and salvation is achievable through Him who is God that conquered death and sins. He did not come to be served, but to serve, and to give his life as a ransom for many. [Mark 10:45] What a Loving God, I can't stop praising Him. Who are we deserved to be served by God?!

For those who think that God will do or care nothing about us, God

"At that time I [God] will search Jerusalem with lamps
 and punish those who are complacent,
 who are like wine left on its dregs,
 who think, 'The LORD will do nothing,
 either good or bad.'" [Zephaniah 1:12]

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