Posted on Jan 25, 2018 in Mark: A Walk With The Savior |
Read Mark 14:27-42
It is easy to think that Satan temporarily gained the upper hand in Jesus’ death. But we see later that God was in control, even in the death of His Son. Satan gained no victory: everything occurred exactly as God had planned.
Posted on Jan 24, 2018 in Mark: A Walk With The Savior |
Read Mark 14:10-26
Why would Judas want to betray Jesus? Very likely, Judas expected Jesus to start a political rebellion and overthrow Rome. As treasurer, Judas certainly assumed that he would be given an important position in Jesus’ new government. But when Jesus praised Mary for pouring out the perfume, thought to be worth a day’s salary, Judas finally began to realize that Jesus’ kingdom was not physical or political but spiritual. Judas’ greedy desire for money and status could not be fulfilled if he followed Jesus, so he betrayed Him in exchange for money and favor from the religious leaders.
Posted on Jan 23, 2018 in Mark: A Walk With The Savior |
Read Mark 14:1-9
The Passover commemorated the night the Israelites were freed from Egypt (Exodus 12), when God “passed over” homes marked by the blood of the lamb while killing the firstborn sons in unmarked homes. The day of Passover was followed by a seven-day festival called the Festival of Unleavened Bread. This, too, recalled the Israelites’ quick escape from Egypt when they didn’t have time to let their bread rise, so they baked it without yeast. This holiday found people gathering for a special meal that included lamb, wine, bitter herbs, and unleavened bread. Eventually the whole week came to be called Passover.
Posted on Jan 22, 2018 in Mark: A Walk With The Savior |
Read Mark 13:24-37
In Jesus’ day the world seemed concrete, dependable, and permanent. These days many people fear its destruction by nuclear war. Jesus tells us, however, that even if the earth passes away, the truth of His words will never be changed or abolished. God and His Word provide the only stability in our unstable world. How short sighted people are who spend all their time and energy learning about this temporary world and accumulating its possessions, while neglecting the Bible and its eternal truths.
Posted on Jan 21, 2018 in Mark: A Walk With The Savior |
Read Mark 13:1-23
About 15 years before Jesus was born, Herod the Great began to remodel and rebuild the Temple, which had stood for nearly 500 years since the days of Ezra (Ezra 6). Herod made the Temple one of the most beautiful buildings in Jerusalem, not to honor God, but to appease the Jews whom he ruled. The magnificent building project was not completely finished until 64 A.D. Jesus’ prophecy that not one stone would be left on another was fulfilled in 70 A.D., when the Romans completely destroyed the Temple and the entire city of Jerusalem.
