where's your faith

Read Luke 18:18-29

"when Jesus heard this, he said to him

‘you still lack one thing. Sell everything you have and give to the poor,

and you will have treasures in heaven

then come, follow me.’

when he heard this, he became very sad,

because he was a man of great wealth."

Luke 18:22,23

The rich ruler he’d followed the law since he was a child but where was his faith? There was nothing wrong with the man being rich. It’s the "love of money" that’s the problem.
We need wealthy men and women in the church. And there are many of them who serve God to the fullest of their ability every day.
The whole point of this example is with the rich ruler is where is his faith.
If we truly love God then we must be willing to give up everything.
It’s very easy to say we love God when we have millions in the bank, a nice house, and want for nothing.
It’s quite another thing when you’re scratching for every penny just to put a roof over your head and food into the mouths of your children, let a lone your own.
The rich young ruler seemed to have an intellectual knowledge of the law and God. But he seemed to be lacking in the area of faith.
And that is the whole point here. We are saved through our faith. We are called to put our trust entirely in Christ.
That doesn’t mean to say we if we are wealthy we must give up all we have. Still we must be willing to give it all up if that is what God requires of us.

Something to think about.

Where is your faith?

Are you willing to give up all you have for Christ?