Pastor's Corner

for Sunday Oct 10th
Too big to serve God.
A wealthy young man came to Jesus and asked what he needed to do to receive eternal life. Jesus brought him directly to the point of choice – “sell what you have…and come follow me.” When the young man heard this, he went away “very sorrowful.” Have you ever been there? Have you decided to serve Jesus in a certain way and then He says, “Leave this behind and follow me”? We all have areas where we are “rich”, our “natural” abilities and strengths. And so we come to Jesus bringing these “riches” but Jesus tells us to leave them behind and follow Him. You see, I can be so rich in myself that I’m unusable in His hands; I may be so conscious of my own “wealth”, my own “talents” that “I” keep getting in the way. For me to be a disciple, Jesus says, “sell what you have”, strip yourself of everything that you possess – your money; your talents, your dreams, your goals – until you stand before Him empty of “you”, ready to be filled with Him. This is the point of decision – my riches or God’s riches. This is what I think Jesus means when He says that we must deny ourselves, take up our cross and follow Him.
Pastor Don.