Today’s Lectionary Readings: Psalm 90 & 13; Habakkuk 1:1-17; Luke 18:13-30; Romans 7:1-6
The second half of this morning’s parable from Luke’s Gospel tells the story of the rich young man. In that story the rich young man asks Jesus what he must do to prove worthy of eternal life. At first, things seem encouraging to the rich young man when Jesus refers to living a life in accordance with the law. According to The Message translation, the rich young man notes, “I’ve kept them [the laws] all for as long as I can remember.” Then things get dicy when Jesus asks the rich young man to sell of the one thing that matters most to him – his possessions to live a life of discipleship. He refuses. Jesus found the rich young man’s spiritual Achilles heel: the one thing that the rich young man was unable to give up – even for God! Many of us have a similar Achilles heel – something that comes between us and putting our relationship with God first. It may not be money, but it’s probably something: a relationship, status, a job title, etc. Today, I invite you to consider what your Achilles heel is in your relationship with God. Once you find it, do something the rich young man couldn’t do: let go of it and see what happens. You just might be surprised. Til next time…
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