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Oct 27, 2014 1714

Jesus began to preach, “Repent, for the kingdom of heaven is near” ([tippy title=”Matthew 4:17″ class=”” showheader=”true” href=”” width=”450″ height=”50″]¹⁷ From that time Jesus began to preach, saying, “Repent, for the kingdom of heaven is at hand.”[/tippy]).

Nobody can enter the kingdom of heaven without repentance. Repentance does not earn us the right to become citizens of Christ’s eternal kingdom, it simply removes the road-block between us and the door to Paradise that Jesushas opened for us.

The rich young ruler had a huge road-block between himself and Christ’s kingdom, and that road-block was his money for he loved his money more than he loved Jesus. Jesus told him to get rid of this road-block, and then to come and follow him ([tippy title=”Luke 18:18-30″ class=”” showheader=”true” href=”” width=”550″ height=”600″]

The Rich Ruler

¹⁸ And a ruler asked him, “Good Teacher, what must I do to inherit eternal life?” ¹⁹ And Jesus said to him, “Why do you call me good? No one is good except God alone. ²⁰ You know the commandments: ‘Do not commit adultery, Do not murder, Do not steal, Do not bear false witness, Honor your father and mother.’” ²¹ And he said, “All these I have kept from my youth.” ²² When Jesus heard this, he said to him, “One thing you still lack. Sell all that you have and distribute to the poor, and you will have treasure in heaven; and come, follow me.” ²³ But when he heard these things, he became very sad, for he was extremely rich. ²⁴ Jesus, seeing that he had become sad, said, “How difficult it is for those who have wealth to enter the kingdom of God! ²⁵ For it is easier for a camel to go through the eye of a needle than for a rich person to enter the kingdom of God.” ²⁶ Those who heard it said, “Then who can be saved?” ²⁷ But he said, “What is impossible with man is possible with God.” ²⁸ And Peter said, “See, we have left our homes and followed you.”²⁹ And he said to them, “Truly, I say to you, there is no one who has left house or wife or brothers or parents or children, for the sake of the kingdom of God, ³⁰ who will not receive many times more in this time, and in the age to come eternal life.”

Is there a road-block between you and Jesus? If there is, what will you do about it?