Jesus watched the rich young ruler walk away, then turned to His disciples and said:
“How hard it will be for those who are wealthy to enter the kingdom of God.”
This wasn’t about condemning wealth.
It was about exposing the illusion beneath it.
Because wealth—whether money, success, status, or control—can numb the ache in a man’s soul.
It buys comfort.
It masks the need.
It makes surrender feel optional.
But the truth is, no amount of achievement can fill the void that only God was meant to occupy.
The disciples asked the obvious question:
“Then who can be saved?”
And Jesus answers:
“With people it is impossible, but not with God; for all things are possible with God.”
This isn’t about poverty or prosperity.
It’s about posture. It’s about whether we’re willing to let go of what we grip so tightly—the plans, the identity, the control—to make room for what God wants to place in our hands.
“The Spirit Himself testifies with our spirit that we are children of God… heirs of God and fellow heirs with Christ.” (Romans 8:16–17)
We are not called to scrape by.
We are called to inherit.
Jesus didn’t ask the rich young ruler to lose everything. He invited him to gain what he could never achieve on his own.
That invitation is still open.
The only question is—will we loosen our grip long enough to receive it?
No comment yet, add your voice below!