Grace and peace to you from our Lord Jesus Christ.
It is not just the rich man's money that gets him into trouble, it is his attachment to his money. He goes away sad because he does not want to give everything up. This is a very specific saying of Jesus. In other words, Jesus tells this rich man to sell all he has and give the money to the poor because Jesus knows the rich man is very attached to his possessions. This is not necessarily a call for all of us to sell all we have and give the money away. There is nothing wrong with having things or money. However, if we let those things rule our lives then we need to make a change. The rich man allows his wealth and possessions to rule his life, so Jesus calls him to make a change. No matter how much, or little, we have, the point in all of this is to make sure Jesus is our number one priority. God bless you.
Pastor Josh
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