March 2
today's reading: Mark 10:32-52
Can you place yourself in the shoes of those who walked that road with Jesus on the way to Jerusalem?
The disciples were astonished.
Those who followed them were afraid.
As Jesus began to reveal to the disciples what was about to happen to him in Jerusalem, they were completely at a loss to understand his words.
They took his words literally, and in so doing, downplayed all that he was trying to tell them.
They could not understand this laying down of life and in three days taking it up again. Even though he tells them the facts of his betrayal, condemnation and death, they seem to miss the gravity of it all.
James and John were worried about their place beside him in his glory.
( Remember, James and John were with him at the mountain of transfiguration! chapter 9:2) . They had just experienced a ring-side seat as Moses and Elijah appeared and spoke with Jesus.
They had heard the voice of God confirming Jesus as His one and only Son.
Perhaps having been taken to that mountain of divine privilege, they were unable to contain their pride.
That same pride can consume us today, if we lose sight of the prize that we have in the Lord Jesus and His salvation. If we allow ourselves to think that WE are doing great things.....to think that WE have it all together.........to think that our walk with God makes us somehow above reproach.
The same lack of understanding can plague us, if we don't look into the Word with expectation of receiving clarity from the Holy Spirit.
Let us never stop searching for the truth in His Word, the Bible.
Let us never stop laying down our SELF and taking him into our hearts.
We need not be afraid, because we can place our Trust in Him completely.
Oh, Lord, help us to live a surrendered life, seeking to always serve others in your name, and by your power, not our own.
today's reading: Mark 10:32-52
Can you place yourself in the shoes of those who walked that road with Jesus on the way to Jerusalem?
The disciples were astonished.
Those who followed them were afraid.
As Jesus began to reveal to the disciples what was about to happen to him in Jerusalem, they were completely at a loss to understand his words.
They took his words literally, and in so doing, downplayed all that he was trying to tell them.
They could not understand this laying down of life and in three days taking it up again. Even though he tells them the facts of his betrayal, condemnation and death, they seem to miss the gravity of it all.
James and John were worried about their place beside him in his glory.
( Remember, James and John were with him at the mountain of transfiguration! chapter 9:2) . They had just experienced a ring-side seat as Moses and Elijah appeared and spoke with Jesus.
They had heard the voice of God confirming Jesus as His one and only Son.
Perhaps having been taken to that mountain of divine privilege, they were unable to contain their pride.
That same pride can consume us today, if we lose sight of the prize that we have in the Lord Jesus and His salvation. If we allow ourselves to think that WE are doing great things.....to think that WE have it all together.........to think that our walk with God makes us somehow above reproach.
The same lack of understanding can plague us, if we don't look into the Word with expectation of receiving clarity from the Holy Spirit.
Let us never stop searching for the truth in His Word, the Bible.
Let us never stop laying down our SELF and taking him into our hearts.
We need not be afraid, because we can place our Trust in Him completely.
Oh, Lord, help us to live a surrendered life, seeking to always serve others in your name, and by your power, not our own.
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