11/11/2022
*Friday 11th November.*
*Daily Cereals....🍵.....*
*Topic:*
*Sell off all, and sail off with CHRIST JESUS*
*Scripture for Today: "One thing thou lackest: go thy way, sell whatsoever thou hast...And he was sad at that saying, and went away grieved: for he had great possessions.*
*Mark 10:21-22*
Our Lord's sayings may be hard, but His sternness is meant for,
and directed at those issues in life that want to prevent us, those matters that tend to put a wedge in our relationship with Him, and scuttle His good plans for our lives, and impede our progress. They may be things that are quite legitimate, and apparently harmless; they may be things that are spiritual, things good, or things downright evil or utterly awful. If they threaten or come in-between and are capable of separating our relationship with Jesus, *His verdict comes with a bang of finality: SELL WHATSOEVER!* This may imply the cutting off of
the hand, or the plucking off of the eye (Matthew 5:29). It may imply the severance with those things, places and people who hinder your purpose in life; and often times, they are things and relationships that are so close, but also put a wedge in your walk with God, and impoverish your
relationship with Him.
Indeed, these strong words are meant to mortify the forces that hold us captive. Often times we wonder why we are not successful at following Jesus. It is because we have great possessions, and they are weighing down on us (Heb. 12:1). _Some of us are crushing under the weight of our vast possessions. But then, what is it that man is capable of?_ _What can man ever own? What is man rich in? Man is by nature rich in rebellion, selfishness, greed, hate, murder, wantonness, etc._ _Anything you can boast of, anything you have acquired by selfwill and without the help of_
_God has its roots_ _deep into sinful rebellion, arrogance,_ _selfishness. Under this weight you cannot follow Jesus; and He therefore, comes with divine Counsel_, *SELL WHATSOEVER!*