With God… all things are possible!
Amanda MacQuarrie
August 31, 2024
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Matthew 19: 16-30 (NRSVA)
16 Then someone came to him and said, ‘Teacher, what good deed must I do to have eternal life?’ 17 And he said to him, ‘Why do you ask me about what is good? There is only one who is good. If you wish to enter into life, keep the commandments.’ 18 He said to him, ‘Which ones?’ And Jesus said, ‘You shall not murder; You shall not commit adultery; You shall not steal; You shall not bear false witness; 19 Honour your father and mother; also, You shall love your neighbour as yourself.’ 20 The young man said to him, ‘I have kept all these; what do I still lack?’ 21 Jesus said to him, ‘If you wish to be perfect, go, sell your possessions, and give the money to the poor, and you will have treasure in heaven; then come, follow me.’ 22 When the young man heard this word, he went away grieving, for he had many possessions.
23 Then Jesus said to his disciples, ‘Truly I tell you, it will be hard for a rich person to enter the kingdom of heaven. 24 Again I tell you, it is easier for a camel to go through the eye of a needle than for someone who is rich to enter the kingdom of God.’ 25 When the disciples heard this, they were greatly astounded and said, ‘Then who can be saved?’ 26 But Jesus looked at them and said, ‘For mortals it is impossible, but for God all things are possible.’
27 Then Peter said in reply, ‘Look, we have left everything and followed you. What then will we have?’ 28 Jesus said to them, ‘Truly I tell you, at the renewal of all things, when the Son of Man is seated on the throne of his glory, you who have followed me will also sit on twelve thrones, judging the twelve tribes of Israel. 29 And everyone who has left houses or brothers or sisters or father or mother or children or fields, for my name’s sake, will receive a hundredfold, and will inherit eternal life. 30 But many who are first will be last, and the last will be first.
There is no formula for bringing the Kingdom in.
No rhyme, no reason.
This Kingdom is secret, yet pervasive,
It creeps in but makes its presence known.
It’s not done on our terms,
But only on God’s
In God’s timing.
It can’t be bought, only shared.
It won’t be tamed.
It moves with the wind.
An act of love,
A word of hope.
A heart restored,
A broken life made whole.
It grows, one heart at a time,
Lives made new.
Even the most hopeless situations transformed.
For in this Kingdom, with this King…
What may elsewhere be impossible, is possible.
Pray:
Miracle maker,
Heart healer,
Maker and Re-storer of all things,
Thank you for the difference you’ve made in my life.
Thank you for the ways that I see your wonderful hand at work in my life,
Taking away my brokenness, healing my hurts, restoring me
To be the person that you created me to be…
So that my life,
My experience,
And my story of how You have worked in my life
Might speak of the wonder and possibility of your Kingdom…
Might spread seeds of hope…
Seeds of your Kingdom,
Here…
Now…
So that it may yet grow…
Transformed heart by transformed heart…
So that all may be touched by the warmth and life of your love.
In Jesus’ name, Amen
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