When Jesus heard this, He said to him, “One thing you still lack; sell all that you possess and distribute it to the poor, and you shall have treasure in heaven; and come, follow Me.”
Luke 18:22
King David wrote in Psalm 27:4 that he asked only one thing from God. This simple prayer, the foundation of the current 24/7 prayer movement, is central if we are to capture God in this generation. The simplicity, the focus, the potential. There is no lack to those who seek Him.
Yet, in the same right, to the man who had “too much” for his own good, as this passage describes, Jesus was bold and direct. The man wanted to be perfect, and Jesus, not trying to soften or work the man into agreement, told him His requirements. The man went away sad when Jesus said only One Thing was lacking. What did this poor man lack? Real treasure.