Written by: Genon Murray
Reading: Mark 8:31-38
31 He then began to teach them that the Son of Man must suffer many things and be rejected by the elders, the chief priests and the teachers of the law, and that he must be killed and after three days rise again. 32 He spoke plainly about this, and Peter took him aside and began to rebuke him.
33 But when Jesus turned and looked at his disciples, he rebuked Peter. “Get behind me, Satan!” he said. “You do not have in mind the concerns of God, but merely human concerns.”
34 Then he called the crowd to him along with his disciples and said: “Whoever wants to be my disciple must deny themselves and take up their cross and follow me. 35 For whoever wants to save their life[a] will lose it, but whoever loses their life for me and for the gospel will save it. 36 What good is it for someone to gain the whole world, yet forfeit their soul? 37 Or what can anyone give in exchange for their soul? 38 If anyone is ashamed of me and my words in this adulterous and sinful generation, the Son of Man will be ashamed of them when he comes in his Father’s glory with the holy angels.”
In this passage, Jesus tells his disciples that he will be tortured, killed and then rise from the dead after three days. Peter can’t accept thi,s but Jesus informs him that God is in charge of the plan and disobedience is not an option for a follower of God. Jesus is offering the supreme example of an obedient, devoted, faithful relationship with God. He explains that our devotion and faith is what we can offer God as our part of a loving relationship with him. Choosing to be disobedient to the way God asks us to live causes us separation from God. What could be worse? Choosing to be obedient, devoted and faithful offers us a loving relationship with God. What could be better?
Loving Father, help us to look to Jesus as an example of being faithful and obedient to you. Few of us will make supreme sacrifices in your Name, but if we are called upon to do so, help us have the strength and faith to know that separation from you is the worst that could happen. Being in a loving relationship with you is the most important thing. Amen.
Reading: Mark 8:31-38
31 He then began to teach them that the Son of Man must suffer many things and be rejected by the elders, the chief priests and the teachers of the law, and that he must be killed and after three days rise again. 32 He spoke plainly about this, and Peter took him aside and began to rebuke him.
33 But when Jesus turned and looked at his disciples, he rebuked Peter. “Get behind me, Satan!” he said. “You do not have in mind the concerns of God, but merely human concerns.”
34 Then he called the crowd to him along with his disciples and said: “Whoever wants to be my disciple must deny themselves and take up their cross and follow me. 35 For whoever wants to save their life[a] will lose it, but whoever loses their life for me and for the gospel will save it. 36 What good is it for someone to gain the whole world, yet forfeit their soul? 37 Or what can anyone give in exchange for their soul? 38 If anyone is ashamed of me and my words in this adulterous and sinful generation, the Son of Man will be ashamed of them when he comes in his Father’s glory with the holy angels.”
In this passage, Jesus tells his disciples that he will be tortured, killed and then rise from the dead after three days. Peter can’t accept thi,s but Jesus informs him that God is in charge of the plan and disobedience is not an option for a follower of God. Jesus is offering the supreme example of an obedient, devoted, faithful relationship with God. He explains that our devotion and faith is what we can offer God as our part of a loving relationship with him. Choosing to be disobedient to the way God asks us to live causes us separation from God. What could be worse? Choosing to be obedient, devoted and faithful offers us a loving relationship with God. What could be better?
Loving Father, help us to look to Jesus as an example of being faithful and obedient to you. Few of us will make supreme sacrifices in your Name, but if we are called upon to do so, help us have the strength and faith to know that separation from you is the worst that could happen. Being in a loving relationship with you is the most important thing. Amen.
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