Scripture

Jesus looked at them intently and said, “Humanly speaking it is impossible, but with God everything is possible.”

Observation

After the rich young ruler leaves feeling sad because Jesus told him he had to sell his possessions and give the money to the poor, Jesus tells His disciples that it is very hard for a rich person to enter the kingdom of Heaven. It is easier for a camel to go through the eye of a needle.

The disciples ask “Who then can be saved?”

Jesus replies that in human term, it is impossible, but with God everything is possible.

He goes on to say that when He returns in glory and the world is made new, then those who are now important will be less so, while those who are the least important now will be the greatest

Application.

The disciples are amazed at the teaching of Jesus. He tells them it is impossible for the rich to be saved. The disciples think if rich people with all their advantages cannot be saved, then who can?

The answer is nobody can be saved by their own resources. Whether we are rich or poor, we all need God’s help, God’s grace, to be saved. Nobody can get into the kingdom by their own efforts.

But what is impossible for man is possible for God. Praise be to Jesus! He has opened the door for all who will go through. His death on the cross, paid for my sins and yours as well.

With God, everything is possible, even the salvation of a sinner like me.

Prayer

Thank you Father for saving me. Thank you for the cross which opens the door for all who trust in Jesus. Amen.