Good Isn't Good Enough

“Amplify: Good Isn’t Good Enough” Mark 10:17-31   Our Goodness is Never Enough . . .   Jesus is asked the most important question:  “What must I do to be saved?” (v.17)   I must realize that I am a sinner. ·         In other words, my goodness isn’t good enough.  (Psalm 14:3) o   My goodness cannot save me. o   My knowledge of God’s word cannot save me. o   My religiosity cannot save me. “Teacher, all these I have kept from my youth.” (v.20)   Jesus exposes what the rich young ruler missed. “You lack one thing:  go, sell all that you have and give to the poor, and you will have treasure in heaven; and come, follow Me.” (v.21) ·         He failed to see the idolatry in his life. o   He had made possessions his god.   I must repent of my sin and turn to Jesus for the forgiveness of sin. ·         In other words, I grieve over my sin and turn to Christ for forgiveness. o   The rich man was grieved but not over his sin.  (v.22) “Disheartened by the saying, he went away sorrowful, for he had great possessions.”  Mark 10:22    It is a difficult thing for a people captivated by the world to surrender their pride and worldly riches for the incorruptible treasure and surpassing worth of knowing Christ.    ·         But, what seems impossible with man, is possible with God. (v.27)   I must place my full trust in Jesus Christ for my salvation.  (And here’s why:) ·         All I need is found in all He is.  (vv. 28-31) “He is no fool who gives what he cannot keep to gain that which he cannot lose.”  Jim Elliot