Jesus speaks of a young, rich ruler who asked Him how to be saved.

Jesus answered, "Sell all your possessions and give the money to the poor. Then come, follow me."

This aspect of salvation isn't talked about enough. There is something that comes before following Christ.

To fully understand, we must realize that a possession is anything we are unwilling to give up for the sake of Christ.

With the young rich ruler, that was pretty much everything he had acquired with his wealth. He would rather have his stuff than Jesus.

We must never fear zero. If the Holy Spirit prompts you to give everything, including your retirement account, it is for your benefit and protection.

Anytime we are resistant to the Holy Spirit prompting generosity, we've identified a possession that needs to go.

Really, we should be looking for these opportunities. Because Jesus promised a hundredfold return in this life for the things we give up.

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