By Jack Hibbs

Mark 10:17
“Now as He was going out on the road, one came running, knelt before Him, and asked Him, ‘Good Teacher, what shall I do that I may inherit eternal life?”

When the rich young ruler of the scriptures approached Jesus, what was it that Jesus saw in him? Was it potential of his energy and money and what they could do for the kingdom? Hardly. Was it the influence that the young man could have among his peers in bringing them to church? No. Perhaps what Jesus saw behind this young man’s clothing and clout was years of insecurity and fruitless searching for life’s meaning. Just because this man had youth, money and power, didn’t mean that he was immune to the deeper diseases of the soul. Jesus saw a man in great need of true wealth and meaning and He knew that God was the only One who could fill that void.

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