Mark 10:17-31 - The Rich and the Kingdom of God

Title: The Rich and the Kingdom of God
Scripture: Mark 10:17-31
Speaker: Joshua Shively

Mark's lesson cuts deep, no veneer,
Rich youth's choice mirrored in fear.
Christ demands all, holds nothing back,
A raw ultimatum, no middle track.

"Renounce it all," the Savior's plea,
Embrace the cross, let your old self flee.
The ruler clung tight, his heart grew cold,

His choice was made, his fate was told.

Now the question remains, stark and wide,
In this story's grip, where do you reside?
Will you cling to comfort, the riches that bind,

Or rawly surrender, your true self find?

No more evasion, no space to hide,
The moment is now, the cross to ride.
What do you decide, in this rawest of calls?

Choose Christ or the world, as your heart's walls fall.