One More One Thing

Today’s reading: Luke 18:18-43

“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 treasure in heaven. Then come, follow me.”
‭‭Luke‬ ‭18:22‬ ‭NIV‬‬

One thing. Out of all the things?

Jesus does the same thing when he talks to Martha (Luke 10:42). The one thing necessary there was to sit at His feet with Mary. Martha needed to slow down.

The One Thing Challenge to this Rich Young Ruler was to sell all he had, give to the poor, and follow Jesus. His wealth was keeping him from complete surrender.

What is our One Thing today?
What has been keeping us from surrender?

One thing that was blinding both Martha and this man was their pride, their self sufficiency.

Jesus is a one-step-at-a-time Lord and Savior. Sometimes those steps are small and sometimes they are macro life changes (as with this man). May we not go away sad from Jesus. May we go ahead and get the surrender to our Lord over with. Life is freest that way, more meaningful.