The Launch part 4 // rethinking ourselves

Read This // Matthew 19:16-22 (The Message)

The Rich Young Man

16Another day, a man stopped Jesus and asked, “Teacher, what good thing must I do to get eternal life?” 17Jesus said, “Why do you question me about what’s good? God is the One who is good. If you want to enter the life of God, just do what he tells you.”

18-19The man asked, “What in particular?”

Jesus said, “Don’t murder, don’t commit adultery, don’t steal, don’t lie, honor your father and mother, and love your neighbor as you do yourself.”

20The young man said, “I’ve done all that. What’s left?”

21“If you want to give it all you’ve got,” Jesus replied, “go sell your possessions; give everything to the poor. All your wealth will then be in heaven. Then come follow me.”

22That was the last thing the young man expected to hear. And so, crest-fallen, he walked away. He was holding on tight to a lot of things, and he couldn’t bear to let go.

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Comments

1.-4
From Adam to Noah is 10 generations, in that period things had gotten so out of control that God had to wipe out mankind. He didn’t even think he could salvage us, in his mind the flood was the only answer.

Again with Abraham god wants to wipe out entire cities, and Abraham begs God not to on the account of the few righteous people who do live there.

When you live under the law, life become black and white. It leaves no room for a God who loves or has mercy, because that begins to make things gray.

You don’t have to teach your kids how to lie, steal, and be selfish. There is something in us that already understands those things. The things we have to teach kids is how to share, forgive, and be compassionate. All the things that God reflects.

5-7
I don’t see Jesus in the gospels talking about getting saved and taking it easy for the rest of your life. I see a Saviour who wants us to deal with our junk, now. To strive to live the best passable life we can on earth. Christian should be committed to doing everything we can to bring a glimpse of heaven to earth.
Even with Judas, I think Jesus wanted to save him from destroying himself. Jesus knew his heart when he called him. He knew his love of money, and yet Jesus appoints him as the treasure. I think it was either to fuel his greed, or feed this repentance. Jesus gave Judas the chance to repent up untill the last kiss.

8-12
The Pharisees are always trying to catch Jesus breaking the law so they can hold it against him. It’s interesting I can’t find a place where Jesus rejects what they believe, he’s always rejecting how they live. In the sermoun on the mount Jesus says ” I didn’t come to do away with the law, I came to add to it”. Jesus is much more concerned with our hearts. He wants to save our hearts from turning us into Pharissehs.

And if we as christians would start to believe we are the people Jesus and Paul claims we are. Then it will begain to change the way we intereact with world. Maybe we don’t have to spend so much time pointing out peoples flaws in an attemp to show them God’s love. Maybe we could just focus on living the live God says we can have, and let the Holy Spirit do his job of convicting.

Instead of seeing a church full of hypocrites, we will begain to see a church full of broken people.

13-15
In these parables, it’s not just about the surface level. There are deep truths that wil change the way you see Jesus. The great thing about Jesus is he uses thes parables to make points. It you hear it and walk away, you only get one level. It you make some time and ask some questons, and dig and give it some space. It takes you somewhere else.
A relationship with Jesus is meant to be daily, a daily struggly, and wrestling with what God’s word means.

I need Jesus to save me from my ego
To save me from thinking I always have the answer
To save me from thinking I’m better than other people
To save me from thinking I can do it on my own
Answer This //
Do you think there’s a better way to live?

What do you need Jesus to save you from?