What'd You Do?

As Jesus was starting out on his way to Jerusalem, a man came running up to him, knelt down, and asked, “Good Teacher, what must I do to inherit eternal life?”
Mark 10:17 NLT

I've heard this story taught from every angle about money, but I think even though according to 1st Timothy 6:10, ...the love of money is a root of all kinds of evil, for which some have strayed from the faith in their greediness, and pierced themselves through with many sorrows, the root of this particular young man's trouble was in his I. What must I do to inherit eternal life? as though it was within the young man's power to do whatever it took to obtain eternal life. His reluctance and refusal to sell all that he had exposed his pride in his possessions and self-worth/sufficiency.

It is only through Christ - the way, the truth and the life - that we can get to the Father (John 14:6). Acts 4:12 tells us, There is salvation in no one else! God has given no other name under heaven by which we must be saved.

What'd you DO to obtain eternal life? We called on His Name - the only Name by which we must be saved.

Prayer:

Father,
             Open our eyes to see the truth about ourselves and what we hold most dear. Open our hearts to fully receive Your Word and to walk in understanding of it. Expose everything in our lives that is out of order when it comes to our relationship with You and anything that puts us in danger of self-sufficiency and pride. In Jesus' Name we pray. Amen