Matthew 19:10 says, His disciples say unto him, If the case of the man be so with his wife, it is not good to marry. The disciples said to Jesus that if marriage required all that Jesus said, then it would be better not to marry. Marriage was a total commitment of a man and a woman under God then and it still is today. Verse eleven declares, But he said unto them, All men cannot receive this saying, save they to whom it is given. Jesus said if a man could not truly give this commitment, the he should not make it, thereby saving the woman to whom it was given. A woman could not ask for a divorce then, but only the man could. Verse twelve adds, For there are some eunuchs, which were so born from their mother’s womb: and there are some eunuchs, which were made eunuchs of men: and there be eunuchs, which have made themselves eunuchs for the kingdom of heaven’s sake. He that is able to receive it, let him receive it. Jesus said that some men were eunuchs from birth, some were made eunuchs by others, and some made themselves eunuchs for the sake of the kingdom of heaven, and that anyone who was able to receive this hearing should do so. What we need to realize is that God's plan is for people to marry, and when they do it should be under God's leadership and according to His design for marriage. Verse thirteen states, 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 are told of little children being brought to Jesus for Him to pray over them and the disciples rebuking them. We need to bring our little children to Jesus today and ask in prayer that He would watch over them, and we should never attempt to keep them from coming into the presence of God. Verse fourteen 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 little children to come to Him, because the kingdom of heaven was made up of such. No matter how old we are, we must come to Jesus with a child like faith and be born again into the kingdom of heaven. Verse fifteen says, And he laid his hands on them, and departed thence. Jesus laid His hands on the little children and then left. Verse sixteen states, And, behold, one came and said unto him, Good Master, what good thing shall I do, that I may have eternal life? A man then came to Jesus. calling Him Good Master, and asked what he must do to inherit the kingdom of heaven. The first thing we must do when we come to Jesus for salvation, the only way to enter the kingdom of heaven, we must first know Who He really is. When we do, we will already know what we can do to get ot heaven, and it does not depend on any action of our own, other than putting our faith in Jesus Christ as our Savior and Lord. Verse seventeen declares, 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 the man why he called Him good, stating that there was none good except God. I believe that this question was asking the man if he recognized the divinity of Jesus. Then, Jesus told the man to keep the commandments. Jesus knew that the man could not completely keep the commandments, since He alone was able to do so. Verse eighteen says, 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, Verse nineteen continues, Honour thy father and thy mother: and, Thou shalt love thy neighbour as thyself. Jesus listed the commandments dealing with relationships between people and also said that the man should love his neighbor as himself. The man could not just choose what commandments to keep, but must keep them all, based not just on actions but on the attitude of his heart. 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 full of self pride and said that he had done these things from his youth and asked what he lacked. We can never come to Jesus feeling that we have done all that is necessary for salvation, but must come to Him humbly admitting that we are but a sinner needing salvation by the grace of God. Verse twenty-one declares, 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. Jesus told the young man basically that it was time to put his professed faith into action. The young man was to sell all that he had, give it to the poor, and come and follow Jesus. We must give all that we have to Jesus and come and follow Him if we are to be saved. Verse twenty-two says, But when the young man heard that saying, he went away sorrowful: for he had great possessions. The young man went away sorrowful, because he had great possessions. We must never let anything that we have in this world come between God and us. If we do, then if not in this life then in the one to come, we will go way sorrowful.
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