23 Jesus looked at the faces of his disciples and said, “How hard it is for the wealthy to enter into God’s kingdom realm.”
24 The disciples were startled when they heard this. But Jesus again said to them, “Children, it is next to impossible for those who trust in their riches to find their way into God’s kingdom realm. 25 It is easier to stuff a rope through the eye of a needle than for a wealthy person to enter into God’s kingdom realm.”
26 But this left them all the more astonished, and they whispered to one another, “Then who could ever be saved?”
27 Jesus looked at them and replied, “With people it is impossible, but not with God—God makes all things possible!”
28 Then Peter spoke up and said, “Can’t you see that we’ve left everything we had to cling to you?”
29 “Listen to my words,” Jesus said. “Anyone who leaves his home behind and chooses me over children, parents, family, and possessions, all for the sake of the gospel, 30 it will come back to him a hundred times as much in this lifetime—homes, family, mothers, brothers, sisters, children, possessions—along with persecutions. And in the age to come, he will inherit eternal life. 31 But many who are considered to be the most important now will be the least important then. And many who are viewed as the least important now will be considered the most important then.”
Terrie's Comments:
Everything God requires of us is impossible on our own strength. He wants us to cling wholeheartedly to Jesus, knowing that we are nothing on our own. God makes all things possible! I am grateful for the ministry of the Holy Spirit and all He empowers us to do.
Tori's Comments:
Again, God can do the impossible! Even use someone like me in furthering His kingdom. Never let the world's opinion of you sway you from doing what God has called you to do. Nothing can separate us from the love of God!
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