📖 And he replied to Him, Teacher, I have carefully guarded and observed all these and taken care not to violate them from my boyhood.
And Jesus, looking upon him, loved him, and He said to him, You lack one thing; go and sell all you have and give [the money] to the poor, and you will have treasure in heaven; and come [and] accompany Me [walking the same road that I walk].
At that saying the man’s countenance fell and was gloomy, and he went away grieved and sorrowing, for he was holding great possessions.
—Mark 10:20-22 AMPC
The rich young ruler had the right motives, and he had the right heart. He wanted to inherit eternal life. He had kept the commandments from his youth. He only had one problem; he couldn’t let go of his riches. His unwillingness to walk away from his wealth revealed that his wealth really had him. As believers, we cannot allow anything to come between us and God. There cannot be anything in this world that we treasure more than our relationship with God. We cannot love anyone or anything, more than we love God. We must refrain from having idols in our lives. God should be number one in our lives, and nothing should take His place. Let us learn from the rich young ruler. Let us not allow anything in our lives to jeopardize our relationship with God. We must love the Lord our God with all of heart, with all of our soul, and with all of our strength (Deut. 6:5).
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