25It is easier for a camel to pass through the eye of a needle than for a rich man to enter the kingdom of God.β
Mark 10:25
I don’t know about you – but the camel to me, reminds me of an animal that carries much weight and it’s a centuries-old courier service. And itβs used for travellers and, camels are like nomads in this way. Always travelling, only stopping for a frequent drink of water but they keep travelling and theyβre very laborious travellers. They are built to be very selflessly strong that way.
Always travelling, never staying in one place to settle down. They were created by God to travel for far lengths of walking and trodding on their feet, all in service to the people they carry their burdens for.
In the same way with this passage of the rich young ruler in Mark 10, turning away from the invitation to follow Jesus and leave his possessions behind; Jesus says that, in comparison anyone else than the rich young ruler, is like a camel – a nomad, traveller, carrying burdens of this world with no place to rest their heads.
And the needle, that is narrow for them to go through, is only one way, to enter into the Kingdom of Jesus Christ. This needle meaning that the only way to enter the Kingdom of Heaven, is to go through Jesus. Jesus Christ, and Him crucified. No other way.
Even if we do things for His Name, if we do not enter the Kingdom of Heaven through the Gospel of Jesus Christ, we depart from this narrow way and we lead ourselves to a wider expansive road, which is the practice of unrighteous living and sinful practices and it’s end is eternal destruction and desolation away from the presence of an Eternal Saviour, despite them knowing the sacrifice of Jesus Christ at Calvary. He is the way, the truth and the life. (John 14:6)
For those who hold on so tightly to the possessions of this world, the world holds them down this way, it is hard for them to see the Kingdom of Jesus Christ approaching, His millenial rule. And the Laodicean church in the Book of Revelation scribed by John in a way, speaks of this rich young ruler – rules the finest things of this world, but without any eternal treasure laying wait for them, to be anticipated for Jesusβ second coming after His rapture of His Bride. They love the world, without the conviction of the Holy Spirit to work and labour in the Gospel of Jesus Christ, they do not exhort unbelievers to leave their old lifestyle behind. This is what it means to make light of the sacrifice of Jesus Christ, the Son whom God sent for our redemption.
For false teachers to pervert the Gospel this way, and to make them forget about the Cross of Jesus Christ, it is heresy to God’s wisdom. The one who doesn’t see the sacrifice Jesus paid for at the Cross, does not live everyday in conviction of their righteousness in Him, but rather living in unrighteousness besides claiming to know His Name.
Because, new life in Christ, is not at all grandeur. But there will be a time for that, when the Bridegroom Jesus fetches His Bride. Those who see and live in the grandeur of this world, do not live in anticipation for the future eternal glory of being fully transfigured like Jesus at Mount Hermon.
If this grandeur of this world blocks them from seeing this truth, how can they discern the truth that is to come on this world without the presence of the Bride of Christ?
There is only one Bride for Jesus, such as there is only ONE Jesus for His Bride – and nothing else should steal her heart away from devoting her life to Jesus. No false teaching, and no one to make light of His sacrifice for Her. Nothing else steals her love for Him. It is a response for eternity. And if a response to Jesus only lasts for a few years, it is not a response to His Cross for eternity at all.
The Bride of Christ represents His love for her in the way (she) we live here on earth. We are loved by our Bridegroom, and we spread our relationship with Jesus to others, so that anyone may come to His light and repentance.
Repentance to the Cross must be practiced everyday. To simply change our minds of claiming our righteousness in the Cross of Jesus Christ and His shed blood that was shed for our perdition from first Adam. On the contrary, imposters of the faith practice unrepentant faith against the Cross of Jesus.
To you, the nomad travelling to every organisational church facility – Fret not anymore, you are a selfless servant for His Gospel, it’s time you see your role as a slave to Christ, for Jesus is YOUR Master and no one else. He is your ONLY shepherd and no one else. Your only Teacher and no one else. Your only prophet and no one else. Your only Apostle and author of your faith and no one else. Do not give anyone else that claim of your faith in Jesus. Only Jesus is worthy of all your praise and glory. Do not boast in mere men, like other imposters in the faith do. Boast only in your Master. Boast only what is foolishness to the world – the Cross of Jesus Christ.
“7 But whatever was gain to me I count as loss for the sake of Christ. 8 More than that, I count all things as loss compared to the surpassing excellence of knowing Christ Jesus my Lord, for whom I have lost all things. I consider them rubbish, that I may gain Christ 9 and be found in Him, not having my own righteousness from the law, but that which is through faith in Christ,a the righteousness from God on the basis of faith.”
(Phillipians 3:7-9 Berean Study Bible)
If you cross a camel and a cow, you’ll end up with a very lumpy milkshake.
SHALOM SHALOM! β€οΈπ
Desheny Christel Asher 