Mark 10:25
Much conjecture has surrounded this verse. This is due to our attempts to understand the illustration Jesus gives here. Several have said that the ‘eye of a needle’ refers to a particular type of entrance. This would be a smaller one-person size entrance located near the main gate. The idea was that one could get a camel through it, but only with great difficulty.
However, I think this type of explanation is unnecessary. As we see in the next few verses, Jesus is describing an impossibility, not an improbability. So, to understand the eye of a needle as exactly what it is will not hurt the meaning in the least. It is completely impossible for a camel to go through the eye of a needle. It is completely impossible for anyone, by their own effort, to enter into the kingdom of God. This is consistent with what Jesus had already been teaching in this passage.
Heavenly Father, may we never fail to understand our dependence upon you. You are the one we look to for everything. You are the only one who has the answers. It is only by trusting Christ completely that we can hope to enter into heaven. Without him, our salvation would be an impossibility. Thank you for salvation in Christ! The name of the Lord Jesus Christ I pray and praise You, Amen.