And again I say to you, 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." When His disciples heard it, they were greatly astonished, saying, "Who then can be saved?" But Jesus looked at them and said to them, "With men this is impossible, but with God all things are possible." – Matthew 19.24-26
These thoughts are a follow on to yesterday’s passage. The rich young ruler could not follow Christ because he was not willing to sell all of his possessions and give the money to the poor. As he walked away Jesus sais ‘It is easier for a camel to go through the eye of a needle then it is for a rich man to enter the kingdom of heaven.’
This shocked the disciples, if that were the case ‘who then can be saved?’
Jesus put it simply – ‘If it were up to men this would be impossible, but with God all things are possible.’
I find this encouraging for all those, not just the rich, who seem like the impossible cases for salvation. We all know people like that. We all probably have close friends and family who seem like they will never get saved.
The truth is that if it depended on us none of these people would ever get saved. We can know all the tools and techniques and tactics at our disposal and yet there are impossible cases in man’s eyes. No matter how smart we are or how skilled we are it is not us who are going to win men over to Christ.
But no case is impossible for God. Everyone who comes to Jesus does so only because God is at work. When you think of that friend or co-worker or family member who seems like a lost cause for salvation remember that no case is impossible for God and He is the One who is responsible for anyone who is saved.
Keep praying and loving and sharing. No case is too hard for God.
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