One Thing You Lack

Numbers 32-33; Mark 10 

“’…When you cross the Jordan into Canaan, drive out all the inhabitants of the land before you. Destroy all their carved images and their cast idols, and demolish their high places…those you allow to remain will become barbs in your eyes and thorns in your sides...’”

Numbers 33:51, 52, 55

“…’One thing you lack,’ he said. ‘Go, sell everything you have and give to the poor, and you will have treasure in heaven…’”

Mark 10:21

God’s call to destroy all the idols in Canaan, and Christ’s call to sell everything and give to the poor, are both focused on freeing the hearts of God’s people. Compromise with greed, lust, self-indulgence, and the things of this world, weaken our faith and sap our spiritual power.

What does “destroy all the idols” mean in our life today?

What is the “one thing you lack” if Jesus were speaking directly to us today?

God wanted his people to flourish in Canaan, and Christ wanted the rich young ruler to have treasure in heaven.

What good things are we being invited to lay down for the sake of what is best and eternal?

“Lord Jesus, you are the treasure that I seek, for your glory.”