This man knew that he had stumbled upon something with the greatest value: the Kingdom of Heaven. Of course he would give up everything he had to obtain it.
It would be like playing Jeopardy and getting to the final stage (where you have to wager a certain amount of money against answering a question that hasn't been revealed yet). But in this game, you know what the last question is and you know the answer. Would you not wager everything you earned?
Except this isn’t a game at all. This is real life here on Earth and we’re headed for an eternal life which we will either spend with God or away from Him.
And everything we “wager” here on Earth is nothing compared to the reward of being with God. It would be like having earned just one dollar through the whole Jeopardy game yet being able to wager that one dollar to win one million dollars. It seems like a no-brainer that we wager everything, our whole lives.
What is our response when we learn that Jesus died to be the sacrifice for our sins and allow us to be in heaven with His Father? Are we giving everything we have? All God is asking for is that one dollar we’ve received in return for unfathomable riches. Are we just throwing pocket change back at God and asking Him if it’s good enough?
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