Friday, February 15, 2013

February 16

today's reading: Mark 1:29 - 2:12

A Little Analysis

Reading through the first four books( the Gospels) of the New Testament, you will see four unique narratives of the Life of Jesus Christ.

Having just begun the Gospel of Mark, I thought I would take today to share with you a brief overview of the book.

The Gospel of Mark is the shortest of the four books referred to as "the Gospels". 
Mark was a companion of Simon Peter and worked alongside him and the other apostles to build and encourage the early church.
Mark
Mark shows his desire to let the amazing works of Jesus provide testimony of His deity.
He also frequently alludes to the human feelings that the Lord experienced; such as disappointment, tiredness, weariness, as well as his affection for people.
Mark loves to share with us the mighty works of Jesus! And we will study them all in the next few days.  

In today's reading we see several miracles being performed, and notice that the communities began to respond to Jesus by coming to listen to him teach.
The population would travel to wherever He was staying to bring their sick to him for healing. They would listen to Him teach and preach for hours.
Also, most importantly, Jesus began to reveal his ability to forgive sin.

Immediately, we see the religious leaders of the day taking particular notice of His ministry; not because they wanted to know God the Father better or understand that Jesus was the Messiah.
But because they felt threatened by His popularity among the people and became jealous of His Power.

How you would you respond to Jesus coming to your town today?

You could sit under His teaching, and then witness the mighty miracles of healing people from all their diseases, see demons cast out, hear the Lord Himself say, "your faith has healed you. Your sins are forgiven."

What would your reaction be to this miracle man?
Would you believe Him to be the promised One; the Messiah?

Would you do everything possible to bring all your loved ones to Him for a touch or a word of truth?

Will you?











 

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