I was reading Mark chapter 10 this evening and something struck me as odd or interesting I should say. There are only a few points I want to touch on in this chapter, beginning in verse 33.
Jesus said to His disciples, “Behold we are going up to Jerusalem and the Son of Man will be betrayed to the chief priests and to the scribes; and they will condemn Him to death and deliver Him to the Gentiles. And they will mock Him, and scourge Him, and spit on Him, and kill Him. And the third day He will rise again.”
Now on to verse 35-40
They James and John the sons of Zebedee came to Him saying “Teacher, we want You to do for us whatever we ask.” And Jesus said, “What do you want me to do for you?” They said to Him, “Grant us that we may sit on Your right hand and the other on Your left, in Your glory.” But Jesus said to them, “You do not know what you ask. Are you able to drink the cup that I drink, and be baptized with the baptism that I am baptized with?
They said to Him, “we are able.” So Jesus said You will indeed drink the cup that I drink, and with baptism I am baptized with you will be baptized, but to sit on the My right hand and on My left, is not Mine to give, but is for those for whim it is prepared.”
Ok here is what I find interesting. Christ’s disciples, whom He loved dearly, and they Him, just revealed He would be mocked, spat upon, betrayed, and ultimately die; and yet His precious disciples bypassed His words and went straight to their request and may I add, a bit of a selfish one. My question to you is, how often does God talk to you about up coming events and you just by pass Him with your requests, which often times isn’t about God’s will for your life, but “give me” requests?
When we get too eager about what we want that we don’t take the time to meditate on God, we miss some really important information. I know if I heard Christ say, “you know I am about to die, not only that but will be betrayed, mocked, and hated by those I love.” I would be wondering what shmuck is about to betray the Lord, and hopefully it would not be me. I would want to ask how He would die, when, and why? What does God the Father think of this event? How do You feel? Are You prepared?
How often do we come before God in prayer and ask His will to be done before we spout off our wish list? Can you think of decisions in your own life, where you made them without asking God first if this is what you should do? Don’t feel alone; I know I certainly have.
Something else I thought was interesting out of these few passages of Scripture is James and John’s request. What is even more interesting is Jesus already knew what they were going to ask. It makes me wonder, did Christ maybe cackle inside knowing what they were about to ask? These precious followers of Christ asked if they could sit on the right and left side of the throne in Heaven.
I can’t help but think, did they somehow think they were deserving of such seating; to be at the same level of the God the Father and our Savior Jesus Christ? My question to you, how often do we equivocate ourselves to God? I’d say most of us do it without intentionally doing it. But when we make decisions outside of God’s provision, we most certainly are acting as our own god. How about when we don’t tithe our income because we are afraid we will come us short by next paycheck? You got it friends, we are playing god.
Here are some truths:
1.God is God, we are not.
2.We bow before God’s throne; we do not sit next to God on His throne.
3.God possesses all authority; He alone causes the sun to rise and fall, the seasons to change, and air for you to breath.
4.Jesus Christ came as a servant to serve; we are not born to serve ourselves and our own fat appetite (figuratively speaking)
5. Jesus Christ alone saved humanity from eternal damnation in hell, by giving Himself up on a cross. Our sins were nailed to the cross.
I’ll end by saying this, Christ died on the cross, our sins separated us from the Holiness of God. When Christ was nailed to the cross He saved us from our sins. How do we get to heaven and spend eternity with the Almighty God, Creator of you and me? You recognize you are sinner, separated from God, and by faith receive Jesus Christ in your heart, believing Christ died for you, was buried, and rose again 3 days later just for you beloved.
Christ said in Mark 10:45, “…to give His life a ransom for many”.
Lutron is the greek word for ransom found in the verse above, which refers to the payment of a price in order to purchase the freedom of a slave. The idea of Jesus as the “ransom” is that He paid the price with His own life by standing in humanity’s place as a substitute, enduring the judgment that was deserved for sin.
Jesus said to His disciples, “Behold we are going up to Jerusalem and the Son of Man will be betrayed to the chief priests and to the scribes; and they will condemn Him to death and deliver Him to the Gentiles. And they will mock Him, and scourge Him, and spit on Him, and kill Him. And the third day He will rise again.”
Now on to verse 35-40
They James and John the sons of Zebedee came to Him saying “Teacher, we want You to do for us whatever we ask.” And Jesus said, “What do you want me to do for you?” They said to Him, “Grant us that we may sit on Your right hand and the other on Your left, in Your glory.” But Jesus said to them, “You do not know what you ask. Are you able to drink the cup that I drink, and be baptized with the baptism that I am baptized with?
They said to Him, “we are able.” So Jesus said You will indeed drink the cup that I drink, and with baptism I am baptized with you will be baptized, but to sit on the My right hand and on My left, is not Mine to give, but is for those for whim it is prepared.”
Ok here is what I find interesting. Christ’s disciples, whom He loved dearly, and they Him, just revealed He would be mocked, spat upon, betrayed, and ultimately die; and yet His precious disciples bypassed His words and went straight to their request and may I add, a bit of a selfish one. My question to you is, how often does God talk to you about up coming events and you just by pass Him with your requests, which often times isn’t about God’s will for your life, but “give me” requests?
When we get too eager about what we want that we don’t take the time to meditate on God, we miss some really important information. I know if I heard Christ say, “you know I am about to die, not only that but will be betrayed, mocked, and hated by those I love.” I would be wondering what shmuck is about to betray the Lord, and hopefully it would not be me. I would want to ask how He would die, when, and why? What does God the Father think of this event? How do You feel? Are You prepared?
How often do we come before God in prayer and ask His will to be done before we spout off our wish list? Can you think of decisions in your own life, where you made them without asking God first if this is what you should do? Don’t feel alone; I know I certainly have.
Something else I thought was interesting out of these few passages of Scripture is James and John’s request. What is even more interesting is Jesus already knew what they were going to ask. It makes me wonder, did Christ maybe cackle inside knowing what they were about to ask? These precious followers of Christ asked if they could sit on the right and left side of the throne in Heaven.
I can’t help but think, did they somehow think they were deserving of such seating; to be at the same level of the God the Father and our Savior Jesus Christ? My question to you, how often do we equivocate ourselves to God? I’d say most of us do it without intentionally doing it. But when we make decisions outside of God’s provision, we most certainly are acting as our own god. How about when we don’t tithe our income because we are afraid we will come us short by next paycheck? You got it friends, we are playing god.
Here are some truths:
1.God is God, we are not.
2.We bow before God’s throne; we do not sit next to God on His throne.
3.God possesses all authority; He alone causes the sun to rise and fall, the seasons to change, and air for you to breath.
4.Jesus Christ came as a servant to serve; we are not born to serve ourselves and our own fat appetite (figuratively speaking)
5. Jesus Christ alone saved humanity from eternal damnation in hell, by giving Himself up on a cross. Our sins were nailed to the cross.
I’ll end by saying this, Christ died on the cross, our sins separated us from the Holiness of God. When Christ was nailed to the cross He saved us from our sins. How do we get to heaven and spend eternity with the Almighty God, Creator of you and me? You recognize you are sinner, separated from God, and by faith receive Jesus Christ in your heart, believing Christ died for you, was buried, and rose again 3 days later just for you beloved.
Christ said in Mark 10:45, “…to give His life a ransom for many”.
Lutron is the greek word for ransom found in the verse above, which refers to the payment of a price in order to purchase the freedom of a slave. The idea of Jesus as the “ransom” is that He paid the price with His own life by standing in humanity’s place as a substitute, enduring the judgment that was deserved for sin.
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