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What Shall I Do???

Matthew 19:16&17
"16 And, behold, one came and said unto Him, Good Master, what good thing shall I do, that I may have eternal life?
17 And He said unto him, Why callest thou Me good? there is none good but one, that is, God: but if thou wilt enter into life, keep the commandments."

We are coming off of studying the Lord's Prayer and the GREAT message from the Sermon on the Mount where Jesus is teaching us to NOT worry or be anxious. We are at our BEST when we use the Lord's Prayer as our guide. In this prayer there are seven petitions that we need to make and it guides us through them all. We can just pray the Lord's Prayer, it is an outstanding prayer and covers EVERYTHING we NEED! If for some reason that's not enough for you; use the Lord's Prayer as your template. Come up with your own words that covers the seven petitions and you will be praying like an expert in no time. 

Someone who surely thought they were a payer expert was the "rich young ruler" who approached Jesus in today's verses from the Gospel of Matthew, chapter nineteen, verses sixteen and seventeen; "And, behold, one came and said unto Him, Good Master, what good thing SHALL I DO, that I may have eternal life? And He said unto him, Why callest thou Me GOOD? there is none good but one, that is, GOD: but if thou wilt enter into life, keep the commandments." 

We can only speculate who this "rich young ruler" might have been. Between here and the account in the Gospel of Luke we get the title "rich young ruler." Seemingly, he has everything going for him; he is well off, a person of means and wealth. He is youthful and has a long and prosperous life ahead. And, he has some degree of power over his peers. He is large and in charge. 

He also has the best of all attributes; he has some faith in Jesus Christ as our Lord and Savior. He addresses Jesus as "Good Master." Jesus highlights the faith here with His question; "Why callest thou Me GOOD?" The "Good" used here is the "GOOD" reserved for GOD. JESUS is pointing out this FAITH to the crowd that is witnessing this conversation. 

The "rich young ruler" is dying to KNOW what he needs to do to EARN eternal life. "what good thing SHALL I DO, that I may have eternal life?" Let me know what it is and I will do it!!!
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