Last Sunday, we saw the Rich Young Ruler turn his back on Jesus. He wanted God, but not at the cost of his gold. Jesus loved this man and told him the truth. 
Jesus told him what he needed to hear even if he didn’t want to hear it. 
That’s what love is, isn’t it? 
Love challenges peoples for their own good. 
Just as a good doctor diagnoses and prescribes the proper treatment for physical health, regardless of how unpleasant the medication may be or radical the surgery may seem, the physician takes an oath to save your physical life.

Jesus did much more for the Rich Young Ruler. 
Jesus prescribed life, but he chose death. 
Today, Jesus uses the Rich Young Ruler as a teaching moment on wealth, riches, possessions, and stuff. 
This lesson was taught 2,000 years ago— and the impact of this lesson is just as vital to us today. 
Why is that? Let’s find out.