PrayerBits for Monday

PrayerBits

A bite sized devotional program
produced by the West Side Presbyterian Church

Monday

Scripture lesson: Mark 10:17-27 The Eye of the needle analogy

Time to reflect: Jesus called a number of potential disciples that turned him down with one excuse or another. Jesus seemed to demand what each found too difficult to accept. In this case it was giving his “hard earned money” to the poor.

Moving Through The Day: If Jesus calls you (and he has!) what would be the difficult thing he would ask of you?

 As Jesus started on his way, a man ran up to him and fell on his knees before him. "Good teacher," he asked, "what must I do to inherit eternal life?"

 "Why do you call me good?" Jesus answered. "No one is good—except God alone. 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.'

 "Teacher," he declared, "all these I have kept since I was a boy."

 Jesus looked at him and loved him. "One thing you lack," he said. "Go, sell everything you have and give to the poor, and you will have treasure in heaven. Then come, follow me."

 At this the man's face fell. He went away sad, because he had great wealth.

 Jesus looked around and said to his disciples, "How hard it is for the rich to enter the kingdom of God!"

 The disciples were amazed at his words. But Jesus said again, "Children, how hard it is 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."

 The disciples were even more amazed, and said to each other, "Who then can be saved?"

 Jesus looked at them and said, "With man this is impossible, but not with God; all things are possible with God."