1 00:00:01,540 --> 00:00:05,920 Jesus told the rich young ruler to sell 2 00:00:05,920 --> 00:00:08,100 all and follow him. 3 00:00:08,600 --> 00:00:11,340 He said to him, if thou wilt be 4 00:00:11,340 --> 00:00:15,560 perfect, go and sell that thou hast, and 5 00:00:15,560 --> 00:00:18,500 give to the poor, and thou shalt have 6 00:00:18,500 --> 00:00:19,660 treasure in heaven. 7 00:00:20,340 --> 00:00:24,000 But when the young man heard that saying, 8 00:00:24,400 --> 00:00:28,200 he went away sorrowful, for he had great 9 00:00:28,200 --> 00:00:28,960 possessions. 10 00:00:29,960 --> 00:00:33,120 This is here, friends, where many of us 11 00:00:33,120 --> 00:00:34,380 miss the message. 12 00:00:35,120 --> 00:00:37,520 You don't have to be rich to miss 13 00:00:37,520 --> 00:00:40,420 Christ, to miss his best for you. 14 00:00:40,820 --> 00:00:43,660 He may be telling you now to give 15 00:00:43,660 --> 00:00:46,420 what you have, to meet a certain need, 16 00:00:46,480 --> 00:00:50,740 and you turn away, clinging to your possessions 17 00:00:51,360 --> 00:00:53,720 rather than obeying him. 18 00:00:54,100 --> 00:00:55,540 It's all God's money. 19 00:00:56,140 --> 00:00:58,620 It is if for one skinny minute you 20 00:00:58,620 --> 00:01:02,040 think that the thousand dollars in your bank 21 00:01:02,040 --> 00:01:04,660 account is yours, you are dead wrong. 22 00:01:04,940 --> 00:01:06,680 It all belongs to God. 23 00:01:07,100 --> 00:01:10,380 He is allowing you merely to be his 24 00:01:10,380 --> 00:01:13,600 steward, and at the judgment you have to 25 00:01:13,600 --> 00:01:16,100 give an account to him as to how 26 00:01:16,100 --> 00:01:17,840 you handled his money. 27 00:01:18,440 --> 00:01:21,140 Did you do all you could to advance 28 00:01:21,140 --> 00:01:23,600 the gospel in your generation? 29 00:01:24,480 --> 00:01:28,580 Were the resources Christ gave you in motion 30 00:01:28,580 --> 00:01:31,000 to go to the greatest need at the 31 00:01:31,000 --> 00:01:33,780 time, or did you just sit on them 32 00:01:33,780 --> 00:01:38,120 in fear, like the unwise steward who wrapped 33 00:01:38,120 --> 00:01:41,220 his talent in a napkin and hid it 34 00:01:41,220 --> 00:01:43,880 in the ground and let it sit useless? 35 00:01:44,580 --> 00:01:48,200 His excuse was his fear, and I was 36 00:01:48,200 --> 00:01:51,640 afraid, and went and hid that talent in 37 00:01:51,640 --> 00:01:52,320 the earth. 38 00:01:52,680 --> 00:01:56,560 Well, Jesus turned to those standing around this 39 00:01:56,560 --> 00:02:00,900 man and told them, Take therefore the talent 40 00:02:00,900 --> 00:02:04,220 from him, and give it unto him which 41 00:02:04,220 --> 00:02:06,020 hath ten talents. 42 00:02:06,460 --> 00:02:09,720 Are we going to risk standing at the 43 00:02:09,720 --> 00:02:12,400 judgment, empty-handed for God? 44 00:02:12,980 --> 00:02:15,880 Fear is nothing but a lack of faith. 45 00:02:16,140 --> 00:02:19,160 A lack of faith is like a stagnant 46 00:02:19,160 --> 00:02:23,540 pool of water that has no use whatsoever. 47 00:02:24,120 --> 00:02:27,380 A faith, on the other hand, is like 48 00:02:27,380 --> 00:02:31,460 a mountain stream flowing with force and purpose, 49 00:02:31,880 --> 00:02:35,500 bringing satisfaction to all who come in contact 50 00:02:35,500 --> 00:02:36,240 with it. 51 00:02:37,000 --> 00:02:40,100 The rich young ruler, at some point in 52 00:02:40,100 --> 00:02:43,640 his life, ended up parting with his money 53 00:02:43,640 --> 00:02:47,200 when he left this world for another world 54 00:02:47,200 --> 00:02:50,120 he was quite unprepared for. 55 00:02:50,420 --> 00:02:53,240 If he could go back and have a 56 00:02:53,240 --> 00:02:56,600 chance to do it all over again, he 57 00:02:56,600 --> 00:03:00,640 would have gladly walked away from his material 58 00:03:00,640 --> 00:03:05,640 security to follow Christ and have eternal security. 59 00:03:06,220 --> 00:03:07,940 How is it with you, friend? 60 00:03:08,660 --> 00:03:12,100 Only one life will soon be passed. 61 00:03:12,540 --> 00:03:16,420 Only what's done for Christ will last.