A man approached Jesus and asked, "What must I do to inherit eternal life?" Jesus replied, "You know the commandments. Do not murder, do not steal..." "Teacher," he replied, "I have done all that since I was young." Jesus looked at him and loved him and said, "One thing you lack, go, sell all you have and give to the poor, and you will have treasure in heaven. Then come and follow me." (Mark 10:17-22)
We all know this story and have probably heard several sermons on it, but there is something I've overlooked til now in this story. Jesus "looked at him and loved him." Jesus was about to tell this man to do something harder than had ever been asked of him before but first He loved him. I believe this is also true in our lives. The times when God requests much of us remember, He is looking at us and loving us.
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