24 And when Jesus saw that he became very sorrowful, He said, “How hard it is for those who have riches to enter the kingdom of God! 25 For it is easier for a camel to go through the eye of a needle than for a rich man to enter the kingdom of God.”
26 And those who heard it said, “Who then can be saved?”
27 But He said, “The things which are impossible with men are possible with God.”
28 Then Peter said, “See, we have left [a]all and followed You.”
29 So He said to them, “Assuredly, I say to you, there is no one who has left house or parents or brothers or wife or children, for the sake of the kingdom of God, 30 who shall not receive many times more in this present time, and in the age to come eternal life.”
Luke 18:24-30
With God all things are possible. After seeing how saddened the rich man became, Jesus exclaimed how hard it is for those with worldly wealth to enter the kingdom of God. He compared it to a camel trying to enter a very narrow gate into Jerusalem (the eye of the needle).
The only way to proceed is to shed that worldly wealth in favor of spiritual wealth in heaven.
All can be saved by God, but we must choose to be saved. We must follow Him, and we must believe in Him first. That cannot be done if we drag the world behind us like a leg iron.
Peter then points out for he and the other sisters have left all to follow Jesus, Who responds by stating clearly that anyone who has left behind possessions, family, etc for the sake of the kingdom of God would receive many times more today… and eternal life in the age to come.
The key here is a full focus and attention placed on God to receive the full reward of that faith in Him. Any distraction here draws us further from there.
