<p>19:22&nbsp;<em>But when the young man heard that saying, he went away</em>- When he understood the&nbsp;<em>logos</em>, the essential intention of the Lord's teaching.</p>
<p><em>Sorrowful</em>- Mk. 10:22 describes him as &quot;sad&quot;, literally the Greek means that he became overcast, as the sky clouding over. His joy, therefore, was because he had wrongly assumed that he could do some simple dramatic act well within his comfort zone, and thus attain an assurance of salvation. But his face clouded over when he realized that he was being called outside of his comfort zone. This is an exact picture of the disillusion which clouds so many once they perceive that the call of Christ is not to a mere social club or to surface level religion.&nbsp;</p>
<p>&quot;He went away&quot; is significant because the entire section starting from chapter 18:1 is purposefully framed so that the incidents connect with each other. The Lord had welcomed the little children to come to Him, and rebuked the disciples for forbidding them. This young man- also a 'little one'- went away from the Lord. The implication is that the little children had more spirituality and devotion to Christ than this man. The exhortation to become like little children therefore meant that whatever stops us coming to Him must be jettisoned- and for this 'young one', it was his wealth.&nbsp;</p>
<p><em>For he was one that had great possessions</em>- Again Luke's record of the early church alludes here, speaking of how possessions were sold and the money distributed to the poorer believers (Acts 2:45; 5:1 s.w.).&nbsp;</p>
