Good morning. Jesus then goes into the region of Judea beyond the Jordan River. This is most likely the time period in John when people came to tell Jesus that Lazarus was sick. Children were brought to Him that He might lay His hands on them and pray; but the disciples rebuked them. Jesus told the disciples to leave them alone; for the kingdom of heaven belongs to such as these. Then a young man comes to Him and asks what good thing shall I do that I may obtain eternal life? As we know, doing good things does not obtain eternal life for you. Why are you asking Me about what is good? There is only One who is good; but if you wish to enter into life, keep the Commandments. The young man wanted to know which ones. Jesus mentions some of them. All of these things I have kept; what am I still lacking? Deep down inside, he knew that that was not enough. People today think that doing good things will get you into heaven. They still feel that God shaped vacuum inside of them. They don't know how to fill it so they do various things, none of which will succeed. “If you wish to be complete, go and sell your possessions and give to the poor, and you shall have treasure in heaven; and come, follow Me.” The young man was very sad; for he owned much property. It's hard to rely on God when you have enough money to take care of all of your needs. What do we put our trust into - where is our treasure? It is easier for a camel to go through the eye of a needle, than for a rich man to enter the kingdom of God. (This is one of the few times that Matthew calls it the kingdom of God, and not the kingdom of heaven. You know of course that the Jews were afraid of saying the word God because they might accidentally blaspheme.) The disciples wanted to know who could be saved. With men this is impossible, but with God all things are possible. In other words man cannot save himself. Father thank You that the reader has entered the kingdom of God. You meet all of his/her needs.

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