March 17th, 2021
Love Goes the Distance - Day 26 - Thursday, March 18th - Pastor Mark White
Read Mark 10:32-45 and focus on 10:35-40
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And James and John, the sons of Zebedee, came up to him and said to him, “Teacher, we want you to do for us whatever we ask of you.” And he said to them, “What do you want me to do for you?” And they said to him, “Grant us to sit, one at your right hand and one at your left, in your glory.” Jesus said to them, “You do not know what you are asking. Are you able to drink the cup that I drink, or to be baptized with the baptism with which I am baptized?” And they said to him, “We are able.” And Jesus said to them, “The cup that I drink you will drink, and with the baptism with which I am baptized, you will be baptized, but to sit at my right hand or at my left is not mine to grant, but it is for those for whom it has been prepared.” And when the ten heard it, they began to be indignant at James and John. And Jesus called them to him and said to them, “You know that those who are considered rulers of the Gentiles lord it over them, and their great ones exercise authority over them. But it shall not be so among you. But whoever would be great among you must be your servant, and whoever would be first among you must be slave of all. For even the Son of Man came not to be served but to serve, and to give his life as a ransom for many.” (ESV)
Jesus’ disciples James and John are concerned about their status in the Kingdom. They tell Jesus they want to sit at his right and left hand. These two prove the point that Jesus has been making to his disciples. It’s not the great who enter the Kingdom of God, but the least. Jesus also wants his disciples to know that following him will cost them. It will require both the death of themselves and the things they consider precious. Becoming great in the eyes of Jesus means losing everything in the eyes of this world.
Jesus is the ultimate picture of the greatest becoming like the lowest. “Jesus came not to be served but to serve, and to give his life as a ransom for many” (Mark 10:45). Jesus gave up all that he had for us, people who didn’t deserve it. And, it was through Jesus’ death and resurrection that He who was the last has truly become the first. And the good news is that when we follow Jesus’ path into becoming the least, we will be made great in him. Jesus is worth giving up everything—to serve.
Prayer Focus - Today, we will pray for all those who have been the victims of abuse in our community and a passion for bringing the healing power of Jesus into their lives.
Read Mark 10:32-45 and focus on 10:35-40
Remember to Pause | Read | Reflect | Listen |Pray | Journal |Practice | Encourage/Share |Fast
And James and John, the sons of Zebedee, came up to him and said to him, “Teacher, we want you to do for us whatever we ask of you.” And he said to them, “What do you want me to do for you?” And they said to him, “Grant us to sit, one at your right hand and one at your left, in your glory.” Jesus said to them, “You do not know what you are asking. Are you able to drink the cup that I drink, or to be baptized with the baptism with which I am baptized?” And they said to him, “We are able.” And Jesus said to them, “The cup that I drink you will drink, and with the baptism with which I am baptized, you will be baptized, but to sit at my right hand or at my left is not mine to grant, but it is for those for whom it has been prepared.” And when the ten heard it, they began to be indignant at James and John. And Jesus called them to him and said to them, “You know that those who are considered rulers of the Gentiles lord it over them, and their great ones exercise authority over them. But it shall not be so among you. But whoever would be great among you must be your servant, and whoever would be first among you must be slave of all. For even the Son of Man came not to be served but to serve, and to give his life as a ransom for many.” (ESV)
Jesus’ disciples James and John are concerned about their status in the Kingdom. They tell Jesus they want to sit at his right and left hand. These two prove the point that Jesus has been making to his disciples. It’s not the great who enter the Kingdom of God, but the least. Jesus also wants his disciples to know that following him will cost them. It will require both the death of themselves and the things they consider precious. Becoming great in the eyes of Jesus means losing everything in the eyes of this world.
Jesus is the ultimate picture of the greatest becoming like the lowest. “Jesus came not to be served but to serve, and to give his life as a ransom for many” (Mark 10:45). Jesus gave up all that he had for us, people who didn’t deserve it. And, it was through Jesus’ death and resurrection that He who was the last has truly become the first. And the good news is that when we follow Jesus’ path into becoming the least, we will be made great in him. Jesus is worth giving up everything—to serve.
Prayer Focus - Today, we will pray for all those who have been the victims of abuse in our community and a passion for bringing the healing power of Jesus into their lives.
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