Matthew 19:13 says, Then were there brought unto him little children, that he should put his hands on them, and pray: and the disciples rebuked them.  Once more, we have an account of little children being brought to Jesus and the disciples rebuking the children, or more likely those who brought them.  The disciples may have felt that the children would distract Jesus from His purpose.  We need to remember that the disciples were still looking for Jesus to set up an earthly kingdom.  We must never be guilty of not allowing everyone to come to Jesus if they want to.  In verse fourteen Jesus declares, But Jesus said, Suffer little children, and forbid them not, to come unto me: for of such is the kingdom of heaven.  Jesus told the disciples to allow the children to come to Him.  Jesus also tells us that the kingdom of heaven is made up of those who come to Him with a childlike faith.  We simply have to accept that Jesus is Who He says He is without any doubt.  Verse fifteen says, And he laid his hands on them, and departed thence.  Jesus laid His hands on, or blessed, the children and then He departed.  Jesus had not been kept from His mission.  If God blesses us today, we can be certain that He is also at work in the rest of the world.  Verse sixteen says, And, behold, one came and said unto him, Good Master, what good thing shall I do, that I may have eternal life?  This was not a child with a childlike faith, but a young man looking for a way to justify himself before God.  No matter how hard we try, we can never be justified before God by our actions.  In verse seventeen, Jesus replies, And he said unto him, Why callest thou me good? there is none good but one, that is, God: but if thou wilt enter into life, keep the commandments.  Jesus asked why the young man called Him good, then said that God was the only One Who is good.  I believe that Jesus may have been asking the young man if he recognized Who Jesus was.  Jesus told the young man to keep the commandments.  The only way we could be justified before God by our own merit is if we were to keep all the commandments at all times, even in our thoughts.  In other words, it is impossible.  Verse eighteen states, He saith unto him, Which? Jesus said, Thou shalt do no murder, Thou shalt not commit adultery, Thou shalt not steal, Thou shalt not bear false witness,  Then continuing in verse nineteen, Honour thy father and thy mother: and, Thou shalt love thy neighbour as thyself.  The young man, still seeking to justify himself, asked Jesus which commandments he had to obey.  If we are seeking a right relationship with God, we have to acknowledge that God expects us to keep all His commandments.  They are not just words chiseled in stone, but words written in our hearts.  Notice that Jesus did not list the commandments that related to a person and God, but to those that related to a person's relationship to other people.  If our relationship to God is right, then these commandments will be easy to keep, and if it is not, then keeping the commandments does us no good spiritually.  Verse twenty states, The young man saith unto him, All these things have I kept from my youth up: what lack I yet?  The young man was proud of his keeping of the commandments.  He said he had kept them all since his youth.  None of the commandments Jesus cited had to do with a person's relationship to God, though.  If we do not keep the commandments related to God, then keeping the ones related to people do us no good in the eyes of God.  Being a good person is not enough.  The young man asked what more he needed to do.  I believe that he thought the answer would be nothing.  In verse twenty-one, Jesus replied, Jesus said unto him, If thou wilt be perfect, go and sell that thou hast, and give to the poor, and thou shalt have treasure in heaven: and come and follow me.  What Jesus told the young man now had to do with his relationship to God.  He was asked to put God ahead of his money.  If we are to be saved, we must give up everything that comes between God and us.  Verse twenty-two states, But when the young man heard that saying, he went away sorrowful: for he had great possessions.  The young man went away sad, because his possessions were more important to him than his relationship to God.  If a person allows what they own to keep them from following God, then that person should indeed be sad.  If temporal things keep us from everlasting life, then that is a poor trade.  Verse twenty-three declares, Then said Jesus unto his disciples, Verily I say unto you, That a rich man shall hardly enter into the kingdom of heaven.  This does not mean that being rich keeps a person out of heaven, but that the attitude that riches come before God does.  It is hard to not allow riches to come first.  Verse twenty-four states, And again I say unto you, It is easier for a camel to go through the eye of a needle, than for a rich man to enter into the kingdom of God.  Once more, I believe that this is true because people allow possessions to come between God and them.  God never enriches us just for our own benefit, but expects us to use all that He blesses us with to help others.