Our paragraph topic is:(The rich young man speaks to Jesus) Part 14.
Christ looks into the rich young man and sees something that is seeking fulfillment. He see the heart of the young man. He sees the soul of the young man. He sees the desire of the young man to have something that he has not found before. So Christ instructs the young man on how he can fulfill the longing desire that burns within. He tells the young man to sell what he has to unburden that which possesses him. He tells the young man to rid himself that which has a hold upon him. Finally he tells the young man to give what he has sold to the poor that he himself may become poor in spirit.
Following these instructions will free the young man from the physical bonds that enslave the spirit within him and open his mind and heart to the truth of who he is. For without an awakening one remains a slave to the flesh. Christ tells the young man that if he completes these tasks he will have treasure in heaven. He will have riches far beyond what this earth can offer. Now to complete the journey to spiritual awakening he gave the young man one last instruction. Jesus said to him,"And come, follow me."
What would you do if Christ came to you and said: "Come, follow me?" If Christ told you to sell all that you had, give it all to the poor and follow him, what would you do, what would you think, what would you say? For many of us, we see this as a hypothetical question because we believe that this would never happen. We would believe that we would never see Christ in our lifetime, only after death will we have that opportunity. Would we follow? Would we go and do as was asked of us? Would we hesitate and think about what we are being asked to do?
Of course we would. This is our nature. We are two feet in the world and nothing in the spirit. We believe that we have a father and that our God will protect us and provide for us. We believe that if we follow the prescriptions that are given us, go to church, pray, give to the poor, do some services in our church, and act as Christians then we will be saved. And this is the truth. But there is more to be had. There is more to be known. There is more to understand.
Christ gave the young man the opportunity that is not offered to anyone in a lifetime. He offered to teach the young man first hand the ways of the spirit, to instruct in the reality of the truth of the heavenly kingdom. He offered to open the mind and the heart of the young man that he would know the wisdom of the kingdom of heaven that has not been revealed to ordinary people. And this is the gift that is given to us today if we seek it. For if we desire to know, desire to see, desire to be with the spirit, it will avail itself to us. The spirit will come to us and be with us and provide for us like we can never provide for ourselves.
For with his consolation we can know, within ourselves, the truth of the kingdom. With the consolation of the spirit we can rejoice in the presence of the Advocate. With the consolation of the spirit we can live a life without the fear and anxiety, disappointment and depression, hatred and lust. With the consolation of the spirit we can live a life without succumbing to the temptations that will turn us against the commandments of our Father. The Holy Spirit will reveal the wisdom and knowledge of ages as we practice perfect patience in the trust of our Father. For we can now be certain of who we are and who we belong to. And in that certainty comes the foundation of the faith and the hope and the knowledge of who we are, spiritual, not physical beings.
Can you follow? Do you want to follow? Do you seek the burning desire to know? Have you tried all else and failed to succeed? The desire for success in the world and the failure to achieve it, is the plan of the world that seeks to change who we are. But the desire of the heart to know the truth of who you are is the plan of the Father to bring you back to his loving arms. Come! Follow me, is the cry! Open the heart and seek the treasure that is within you and let not the world corrupt the treasure that is within.
Read the sign of the times! Read the Highlighted New Testament Bible and lift the scales from your eyes that you may see, that you may know, that you may find the truth of who you are in Christ. Read it as though you would read a good book, from cover to cover, and see for yourself. Do not study it in parts reading one passage and then skipping to another, but read it for understanding. Read it for knowledge. Read it for faith. Read it that your eyes may be opened, that your ears may hear, that your heart may be filled with the light of Christ. The Holy Spirit awaits you. Christ seeks to know you. Open the door and let him in.
Christ looks into the rich young man and sees something that is seeking fulfillment. He see the heart of the young man. He sees the soul of the young man. He sees the desire of the young man to have something that he has not found before. So Christ instructs the young man on how he can fulfill the longing desire that burns within. He tells the young man to sell what he has to unburden that which possesses him. He tells the young man to rid himself that which has a hold upon him. Finally he tells the young man to give what he has sold to the poor that he himself may become poor in spirit.
Following these instructions will free the young man from the physical bonds that enslave the spirit within him and open his mind and heart to the truth of who he is. For without an awakening one remains a slave to the flesh. Christ tells the young man that if he completes these tasks he will have treasure in heaven. He will have riches far beyond what this earth can offer. Now to complete the journey to spiritual awakening he gave the young man one last instruction. Jesus said to him,"And come, follow me."
What would you do if Christ came to you and said: "Come, follow me?" If Christ told you to sell all that you had, give it all to the poor and follow him, what would you do, what would you think, what would you say? For many of us, we see this as a hypothetical question because we believe that this would never happen. We would believe that we would never see Christ in our lifetime, only after death will we have that opportunity. Would we follow? Would we go and do as was asked of us? Would we hesitate and think about what we are being asked to do?
Of course we would. This is our nature. We are two feet in the world and nothing in the spirit. We believe that we have a father and that our God will protect us and provide for us. We believe that if we follow the prescriptions that are given us, go to church, pray, give to the poor, do some services in our church, and act as Christians then we will be saved. And this is the truth. But there is more to be had. There is more to be known. There is more to understand.
Christ gave the young man the opportunity that is not offered to anyone in a lifetime. He offered to teach the young man first hand the ways of the spirit, to instruct in the reality of the truth of the heavenly kingdom. He offered to open the mind and the heart of the young man that he would know the wisdom of the kingdom of heaven that has not been revealed to ordinary people. And this is the gift that is given to us today if we seek it. For if we desire to know, desire to see, desire to be with the spirit, it will avail itself to us. The spirit will come to us and be with us and provide for us like we can never provide for ourselves.
For with his consolation we can know, within ourselves, the truth of the kingdom. With the consolation of the spirit we can rejoice in the presence of the Advocate. With the consolation of the spirit we can live a life without the fear and anxiety, disappointment and depression, hatred and lust. With the consolation of the spirit we can live a life without succumbing to the temptations that will turn us against the commandments of our Father. The Holy Spirit will reveal the wisdom and knowledge of ages as we practice perfect patience in the trust of our Father. For we can now be certain of who we are and who we belong to. And in that certainty comes the foundation of the faith and the hope and the knowledge of who we are, spiritual, not physical beings.
Can you follow? Do you want to follow? Do you seek the burning desire to know? Have you tried all else and failed to succeed? The desire for success in the world and the failure to achieve it, is the plan of the world that seeks to change who we are. But the desire of the heart to know the truth of who you are is the plan of the Father to bring you back to his loving arms. Come! Follow me, is the cry! Open the heart and seek the treasure that is within you and let not the world corrupt the treasure that is within.
Read the sign of the times! Read the Highlighted New Testament Bible and lift the scales from your eyes that you may see, that you may know, that you may find the truth of who you are in Christ. Read it as though you would read a good book, from cover to cover, and see for yourself. Do not study it in parts reading one passage and then skipping to another, but read it for understanding. Read it for knowledge. Read it for faith. Read it that your eyes may be opened, that your ears may hear, that your heart may be filled with the light of Christ. The Holy Spirit awaits you. Christ seeks to know you. Open the door and let him in.
