One day a young ruler came to Jesus and fell on his knees before him. He said,
"Good teacher, what must I do to get eternal life?"

Jesus told him to keep the commandments. "Which ones?" the man asked.
Jesus started quoting some of the 10 commandments; "Do not murder, do not
commit adultery, do not steal, do not give false testimony, honor your father and mother."

Then he mentions a commandment, not one of the 10 commandments, but one
from the book of Leviticus, "Love your neighbor as yourself." In Leviticus 19:18
the people were told to not seek revenge, or to bear a grudge against one of their
people, but instead they were to love their neighbor as they loved themselves.

The young man said he had kept all these commands from the time he was a boy.
He had lived a good life. The Bible says that Jesus looked at him and loved him,
but Jesus looked into the man's heart and saw something that was keeping him
from becoming a follower.

Jesus told him that he still lacked one thing, he must sell the things he owned
and give the money to the poor. Then he would have treasure in heaven, and he
could follow Jesus.

The young man's face fell and he sadly went away because he had great riches
that he would not part with.

After the young man left, Jesus talked to his disciples about how hard it is for
a rich man to enter the kingdom of heaven. "It is easier", he said, "for a camel to
go through the eye of a needle, but with God all things are possible."

This story can be found in Luke 18:18-30.

                                       Memory Verse

No one can serve two masters. Either he will hate the one and love the other,
or he will be devoted to the one and despise the other. You cannot serve both
God and Money.

                                                            Matthew 6:24 (NIV)
 
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