There are three main stories/things to take away from in this passage.
From the first part of the passage, it is quite obvious what we have to take away from it. Something important as this is taught many times. We have to follow God like children. Children are helpless and don't know lots of things, so they need guidance. We have to be like children in that we would look to God for guidance. We need to depend on Him like children depend on their parents: as a model for morals and as a source of love.
In the second part, the rich man asks Jesus how he can inherit eternal life, and Jesus responds that he has to give away all his possessions. Thinking in modern times, how are we going to do that? It's not that we have to give everything up, it's just that we have to have God take precedence in our lives. All the riches we accumulate in reality means nothing when we go to heaven. Yes, we do need necessities as humans, but none of those pleasures/desires should be before your relationship and what you feel for God.
The last part I don't really get.. but I feel like it is related to Luke 14:26. You don't literally have to leave or hate your family, brothers, sisters, parents, children, etc. Jesus is just emphasizing that God should be first no matter what.. no matter how much you love others.. love God first.
1 comment:
i think it's still something we should be open to...God may ask us to do literally leave our loved ones. who knows if he means it literally or not. =T
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