SOME THINGS MAY NOT FIT!

Monday, March 16, 2020

SOME THINGS MAY NOT FIT!

Mark 10:25-27

25 It is easier for a camel to go through the eye of a needle, than for a rich man to enter into the kingdom of God.

26 And they were astonished out of measure, saying among themselves, Who then can be saved?

27 And Jesus looking upon them saith, With men it is impossible, but not with God: for with God all things are possible.

           In old Jerusalem, caravans arriving after dark would find the gates closed for security. In order for camels to enter through the “eye,” or smaller door in the larger gate, the camel had to unload his stuff and crawl through on his knees.

           Jesus did not say it was impossible for the rich to enter in. He said it was not easy for the rich to do so. The rich became rich by focusing on stuff; by reaching for it and working for it. It would be hard to off-load the stuff which they had spent a lifetime accumulating. Moreover, they would have to come to Jesus on their knees! Our burdens, whether they be the stuff of riches or the baggage of the past, must be removed because some things may not fit through the narrow opening.

Matt 7:13-14

13 Enter ye in at the strait gate: for wide is the gate, and broad is the way, that leadeth to destruction, and many there be which go in thereat:

14 Because strait is the gate, and narrow is the way, which leadeth unto life, and few there be that find it.

Dear Jesus, you said that “with God all things are possible.” Let those who are burdened crouch low that they may enter in. AMEN