The rich young man came to Jesus and asked how get eternal life.  More pointedly, the young man wanted what specific things he needed to do to get eternal life.

He was considerably misguided.  But I’ll hand him three badges of merit.  He wanted the gift of eternal life after spending his time in this place of testing. He recognized that something more might have to be done.  And he knew enough to recognize Jesus as a teacher who would know the answer he sought.

Unfortunately we are witnesses to the man’s great weakness before God.  What great weakness does God witness in us?

The poor look down their noses at the rich.  And the rich often do the same to the poor.  But God’s eyes look straight into our very soul.

By His Grace