What Lack I Yet?
We all have questions about God and one young man had a question that had not been answered, so he came to Jesus looking for the answers A young man came running to Jesus and said, “Good Master, what good thing shall I do that I may have eternal life?” (Matthew 19:16). Jesus said to him, “But if you want to enter life, keep the commandments” (Matthew 19:17). The young man said, “All these things I have kept from my youth up. What lack I yet?” (Matthew 19:20). We need to ask ourselves the same question, “What lack I yet?” so we can be sure of going to Heaven. It would be a tragedy if we missed Heaven because something was lacking in our lives, or we needed to correct something. We are told to “Examine yourselves as to whether you are in the faith. Test yourselves” (2 Corinthians 13:5). We need to look at our lives and try to see where we are lacking and need improvement. What can we do to be more pleasing to the Lord? In doing this we are told, “Therefore, brethren, be even more diligent to make your call and election sure” (2 Peter 1:10). Any sin of which we will not repent will cause us to be eternally lost. Jesus says, “Unless you repent you will all likewise perish” (Luke 13:3). We need to beware of the false teaching of “once saved, always saved”. This is only a lie of Satan. Satan wants us to be lost. Satan doesn’t want us to ask ourselves, “What lack I yet?” We are warned, “Therefore let him who thinks he stands take heed lest he fall” (1 Corinthians 10:12). Also we are warned to “beware lest you fall from your own steadfastness” (2 Peter 3:17). Let’s not let Satan lure us into complacency. Jesus has promised, “Be faithful until death and I will give you the crown of life” (Revelation 2:10).
Dan Manuel