Bible thought of the day

Mark 10

v21 Jesus:"One thing you lack. Go, sell everything you have and give to the poor, and you will have treasures in heaven. Then come, follow me."

v23 "How hard it is for the rich to enter the Kingdom of God!"

v25 "It is easier for a camel to go through the eye of a needle than for a rich man to enter the kingdom of God."

There are some thoughts from my study bible which enlightened me today as I read the passage. I always thought it meant that if you see hang on dearly to money, you will find it hard to enter the kingdom of God..... which in essence is not wrong, but there's a better way to explain this.

In Exodus 20:3, God commanded us:"You shall have no other gods before me."

The passage in Mark is actually addressing this. If I place making money to be of great importance, as something I worship, something which I sometimes put above my quiet time.... we are actually making it our other "god" unknowingly.

I question myself... do I hold on to money dearly, do I treat it as my own resources or treat it as God's... It's hard, especially since I am accountingly inclined, for me to KNOW that I am merely safeguarding God's resources, I do not own them (Just like HDB flats, we dont own them).

Two things I sincerely pray.... 1) God help me place you way above money and treat money as my other "god".... help me diminish the importance of money in my life.... 2) God help me realise that I am merely safeguarding the money on your behalf, help me not think that I own them and equate them to power. Help me not do things against your commands to gain extra money.... Help me Lord...

I feel so much better now that the burden has been remove. Thank you God... Amen!