Matthew 19:16-22
The Rich Young Man
16 Now a man came up to Jesus and asked, "Teacher, what good thing must I do to get eternal life?"
17 "Why do you ask me about what is good?" Jesus replied. "There is only One who is good. If you want to enter life, obey the commandments."
18 "Which ones?" the man inquired.
Jesus replied, " 'Do not murder, do not commit adultery, do not steal, do not give false testimony, 19 honor your father and mother,' and 'love your neighbor as yourself.'"
20 "All these I have kept," the young man said. "What do I still lack?"
21 Jesus answered, "If you want to be perfect, go, sell your possessions and give to the poor, and you will have treasure in heaven. Then come, follow me."
22 When the young man heard this, he went away sad, because he had great wealth.
Jesus was not One who wanted material things or to accumulate wealth...He teaches us to, “Take care, and be on your guard against all covetousness, for one's life does not consist in the abundance of his possessions.”...When a rich young man ask Jesus about what good thing must he do to get eternal life, Jesus answered "Why do you ask me about what is good?..."There is only One who is good...If you want to enter life, obey the commandments."..."Which ones?" the man inquired...Jesus replied, " 'Do not murder, do not commit adultery, do not steal, do not give false testimony, honor your father and mother,' and 'love your neighbor as yourself.'"..."All these I have kept," the young man said. "What do I still lack?"...Jesus answered, "If you want to be perfect, go, sell your possessions and give to the poor, and you will have treasure in heaven...Then come, follow Me."...When the young man heard this, he went away sad, because he had great wealth...So Jesus told the young man to give everything he had to the poor and then he could follow Him and have eternal life...This is a very tough decision for the young man and for us...It was like the lesson of the widow's mite...Jesus one day sat down opposite the place where the offerings were put and watched the crowd putting their money into the temple treasury...Many rich people threw in large amounts...But a poor widow came and put in two very small copper coins, worth only a few cents...Calling His disciples to Him, Jesus said, “Truly I tell you, this poor widow has put more into the treasury than all the others...They all gave out of their wealth; but she, out of her poverty, put in everything—all she had to live on.”...
One day a teacher of the law wanted to follow Jesus...The teacher of the law came to him and said, “Teacher, I will follow you wherever you go.”...Jesus replied, “Foxes have dens and birds have nests, but the Son of Man has no place to lay His head.”...So Jesus had no home while He was teaching others about God and life...So He teaches us not not to worry, saying, ‘What shall we eat?’ or ‘What shall we drink?’ or ‘What shall we wear?’...For the pagans run after all these things, and your heavenly Father knows that you need them....But seek first His kingdom and His righteousness, and all these things will be given to you as well...Therefore do not worry about tomorrow, for tomorrow will worry about itself...Each day has enough trouble of its own."...
So we see that material things meant very little to Him, and we see this in His Teachings and what He believes is important in life...I am not sure if He ever had money or silver on Himself or if He had any material possession at all...He lived day by day seeking God and God's favor...We no that God took care of Him and His Disciples daily bread and daily needs...Jesus did not lay up treasures on earth, where moths and rust could destroy them or where thieves could break in and steal them...He laid up treasures in heaven, where neither moth nor rust could destroy them and where thieves could not break in and steal them...Jesus knows for where your treasure is, there your heart will be also...Jesus knew that one cannot serve two masters...If one master was money and the other God, He chose God...He knew one cannot serve both God and money...Jesus knows that is a man tries to gain the whole world and forfeits his soul, there is no life...What shall a man get in return for His soul, if one only lives for money...Jesus knows that an abundant life is a Good Name who LOVES His Father and far greater than all the riches of the world...He kept His life free from the love of money, and was content with what He had, for it is written, “I will never leave you nor forsake you.”...For the love of money is a root of all kinds of evils...
So as He was teaching and telling us not not to worry about what we would eat, drink, or wear...For even the non-Christian seeks these things, and our heavenly Father knows what all of us need each day....But we should first seek God's kingdom and His righteousness, and all these things will be given to us as well...Therefore, do not worry about tomorrow, for tomorrow will worry about itself...Each day will have enough trouble of its own...Let us try to be like the widow who put the two small copper coins into the treasury...