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TOO MUCH TO LOSE

AUGUST 4th - CAPSULE 4

TOPIC: TOO MUCH TO LOSE

BIBLE TEXT: Mark 10 vs. 21 – 22 – “Then Jesus said unto him – take up the cross, and follow me. And he was sad at that saying, and went away grieved: for he had great possessions.


This man really wanted to follow Jesus, but he had too much to lose. He could have been another John or Mark, but instead that’s the last we ever heard about him, because he had become accustomed to a life of privilege and could not live with less. 

Imagine him years later as an old man. His grandson climbs on his lap and says:
 ‘Grandpa, who was the greatest man you ever met?’ 
Without hesitating, he replies, “Jesus”
“What made Him so great?” The child asks
He replies, “Son, there’s never been anyone like Him. He healed the sick and even raised the dead. I saw Him do it!”

The little boy says “Grandpa, did HE ever talk to you?
Yes! HE replies.

The child asks “Well, what did HE say to you?
Looking at the child he says, “HE asked me to follow Him”

Earnestly looking up to the old man, he asks: Did you do it, Grandpa, did you follow Him?

Hmmmmn! Fighting back tears of regrets he sets the little boy down, and walks out into the garden of his luxurious home, with the words ringing in his ears “Did you do it, Grandpa, did you follow Him?”


Prayer: Lord, open my ears to hear you clearly so as to always know what to do in Jesus name. Lord give me the grace to follow you well withholding nothing.

Insight: When your life is over, will you be able to look back with joy and say, “I followed Jesus?” what else matters? 

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