February 26, 2017

FOR THE LOVE OF MONEY

Mark 10:24-25

And the disciples were astonished at His words. But Jesus answered again and said to them, “Children, how hard it is for those who trust in riches to enter the kingdom of God! 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.”

Personal Challenge

This passage is not really about how hard it is for a rich person to enter into Heaven. What it is talking about is how those who trust in riches will have a hard time entering into the kingdom of God. When we put our trust in riches we take our trust off of God. So, what kind of riches is Jesus talking about? Is it just financial stuff? No! It could be the finances that we put our trust in, but it is also those things that our finances can buy for us that get in our way of trusting God. As we start our 40-day journey of Great Lent toward Pascha, this becomes a great time for me to search my heart and my mind to better identify those things that are standing between me and God, especially those things that turn out to be my passions in this life. Lord, have mercy! Lord, have mercy! Lord, have mercy!