Wednesday, October 25, 2017

BOB Good morning! This is Bob Peden of Central, a United Methodist Community here in Meridian. Jesus said to His disciples, Ait is easier for a camel to go through the eye of a needle than for a rich person to enter the Kingdom of God!" Jesus is emphatic: it is extremely difficult for the rich to embrace the radical call of discipleship in the Kingdom of God. But, salvation does not depend upon our ability, but God's generous grace. From our vantage point, it is impossible. The key point for us, however, is to be reminded about the dangers of wealth and possessions. They can become our God, our stumbling block, our choking point, our diversion, and our downfall if they become the thing we will not give up to follow Jesus. With God, all things are possible, even giving up that which keeps us from passing through the eye of a needle.