July 31

Traveling the High Road to Glory


Jesus looking at the man, loved him and said, “There is one thing you need to do. Go and sell everything you have, and give the money to the poor, and you will have treasure in heaven. Then come and follow me.” He was very sad to hear Jesus say this, and he left sorrowfully, because he was rich.

Mark 10:21-22 (NCV)


Give me an eagerness for your decrees; do not inflict me with love for money.

Psalm 119:36 (NLT)


God loves us intensely and if we ask Him the way to go, it’s a pretty sure thing, in His time, He’ll show us! This is the way to His joy, but there are roadblocks. When we ask however, He is only too happy to show the way.

While prayer is a mighty thing for uncovering the will of God, it is in this example of the rich young ruler that we see where the joy of God’s will is found—it’s found in obedience. Look at the rich young man’s decision and you see the result of choosing our way over His—no happiness, no joy, only sorrow.

Interesting. It is one thing to uncover the will of God … another to grab hold and run with it! Prayer is the key and the psalmist gives us a clue. It is through prayer we have our best hope of removing the obstacles and distractions to find our way onto God’s pathway—the high road to glory!


Lord, give me a heart to pursue You relentlessly! Keep these distractions away so I may know and do Your will. Amen.