Proclamation:
“It is easier for a camel to go through the eye of a needle
than for someone who is rich to enter the kingdom of God
Explanation:
These words were written under the influence of The Holy
Spirit of God by Mark who was the nephew of Barnabas (Colossians 4:10) and not
one of the apostles. This is part of the
gospel as he received it from the apostle Peter. After recording what Jesus had to say about
divorce, (Mark 10:2-12) Mark presents the encounter and the conversation that
occurred between Jesus and the young rich man who asked Him, “What must I do to
inherit eternal life?” (Mark 10:17-25)
Jesus told him to keep the commandments and he said that he had done
that since he was a boy. (Mark 10:19-20)
Then Jesus told him that there was one thing that he lacked, and that he
should go sell everything that he had, give the proceeds to the poor, and then
follow Him. The young man went away
grieved because he was very wealthy. (Mark 10:21-22) The treasures of this life were more
important to him than the treasures in heaven that Jesus promised him. (Mark
10:21)
Application:
This is the only recorded incident in The Bible where
someone came to Jesus, The Christ, asking what he must do to be saved and went
away disappointed. (Mark 10:22) There is
nothing wrong with being rich and wealthy.
Having a lot of money is not the problem. The problem is our love for money, (1 Timothy
6:10) the importance that we place on money or possessions, and the fact that
we value them more than we value The Lord God. (Exodus 20:3) We are to put God first in our lives. If we put Him first, everything else will be
taken care of. (Matthew 6:33) We are not
to trust in the riches of this world; we are to trust in The Lord God. (1
Timothy 6:17)
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