and you will have treasure in heaven; then come, follow me.”
What is holding us back from following Jesus?
It might be "the error of the ungodly". But on the other hand, maybe we have kept the commandments. Maybe we can say "all of these I have observed from my youth." Perhaps things which aren't inherently evil are still holding us hostage. Maybe our possessions are possessing us.
No matter what is holding us back from following Jesus he wants to provide us a way back to him if we've left his presence and a way forward if we feel stuck.
To the penitent God provides a way back,
he encourages those who are losing hope
and has chosen for them the lot of truth.
We can't do any of this on our own. Only God can take away the guilt of our sin. Only with him as our shelter from distress are we secure enough to let go of our possessions when he asks us. They seem to provide us with stability. We treat them as a shelter instead of the LORD. When he calls us to lay them down the temptation is to walk away sad.
It is actually impossible for us to be free from sin and free from our possessions in the way we need to be. But, "All things are possible God." When we experience, "glad cries of freedom" we hear Jesus say "follow me" and we do not walk away sad. We follow with joy.
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