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Your Word for Today “and, behold, one came and said unto Him, Good Master, what good thing shall I do, that I may have eternal life? And He said unto him, Why do you call Me good? There is none good but One, that is, God: but if you will enter into life, keep the Commandments (Mat. 19:16-17). Why did Jesus tell this rich young ruler to keep the Commandments, when He knew it couldn’t be done? Putting together the facts from the three Evangelists, this man was young, noble, wealthy, strong, courteous, educated, and religious. Most men would esteem him to be perfectly happy; however, despite all of his claims of keeping the Law, he was conscious that he had no “life.” He desired to get it, and he asked what he should do. Christ answered him in the way He did for two reasons: First of all, Christ, as a Minister unto the Circumcision under the First Covenant, replied that a perfect obedience to the Law would be rewarded with everlasting life. Second, the Lord would draw him out, thereby proving the foolishness of his claims. The young nobleman affirmed that he had rendered perfect obedience. But yet, something was lacking. Spiritually, the young man was blind. As to the requirement to keep the Commandments, his ridiculous answer was, “Which?” Jesus was patient with him and named several Commandments, when, in reality, they all had to be kept, and kept all the time, if life was to derived from that source, which, of course, was impossible! Jesus then hit at the heart of the young man’s problem, which was money. The Lord told him to sell all he had, “And come and follow Me.” The Scripture is clear. “He went away sorrowful: for he had great possessions” (Mat. 19:22). Overhearing the exchange, the Disciples were astonished that it should be impossible for a highly moral man, such as this ruler, to go into the Kingdom. They did not understand that there is no good in man; and they quite forgot the declaration of Psalm 14. Entrance into the Kingdom of God by man, as man, however cultivated and moral, is here declared by the Infallible Judge to be impossible. It is quite impossible for a man to change his color or a leopard, his spots, because that which he exhibits externally is in his nature. But God can do it, for with Him all things are possible. What then cannot be obtained by merit may be received by gift; for the Gift of God is eternal life (Rom. 6:23). The condition of man, even moral man, is the reason for the Cross!” —Donnie Swaggart (taken from the “Word for Every Day”)

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