45 Many of the Jews therefore, who had come with Mary and had seen what he did, believed in him, 46 but some of them went to the Pharisees and told them what Jesus had done.
John 11:45-46
Jesus always causes a decision. The same question that faced the Jewish leaders is the question each of us must face. “What are we to do?” There is a cost to saving faith. Each of us makes the calculation of how the faith that Jesus demands will affect us.
This was the problem for the rich young ruler. The rich young ruler thought he had been keeping God’s law. But Jesus sees what he is unwilling to part with, which was his wealth, and tells him that he must give up his wealth. Whatever it is that we prize or value, Jesus asks us to part with it to follow him.
Jesus says to love him with all your heart, with every ounce of your strength, and with all the strength of your might. What are we to do? Jesus says to forsake everything to follow him. What are we to do?