March 23rd: Mark 10:17-22: Rich Young Man

We like to pick on this guy. He asks Jesus what he needs to do to have eternal life. And then he claims he has kept all the commandments. So Jesus says sell all of your stuff and come follow me. The guy does not do it. He likes his stuff. Plain and simple the guy loved his stuff more than Jesus. This means that he had broken the commandment to love God. God asks for our love above everything. He commands that we love him in this manner. We should be willing to leave everything we have to follow him.