Good Tuesday morning! No holiday today, but the most important holiday is just around the corner. In Mark today I read the story of the disciples getting hungry and eating the grain in the field on a Sabbath. The Pharisees of course objected to Jesus that a law was being violated. Do you notice that the world constantly tried to find fault in Jesus? When it could not, it eventually made up something and demanded His execution anyway. The world seemed to dislike Jesus. No, that is too much an understatement. Jesus stated it himself, the world hated Jesus. Hate is altogether different from a simple dislike. Hate is that bitter feeling that causes rage and murder. I wonder if somewhere after Jesus death and resurrection a person woke up and wondered if they had witnessed a bad dream. They knew about Jesus' miracles, they knew that He had harmed no one, and yet that person may have been part of the crowd demanding an execution. Did that person shake his head and ask, "Did I really do that?" That moment may have been the first step toward salvation.
Once we realize that each of us is responsible for the sin that Jesus paid the price for, we can repent and look to the Son of God to save us. The very one the world hated so much, is the only one who can save it. However, the world must first listen and learn from Jesus, and the world prefers its own wisdom. That wisdom sent Jesus to the cross; a dark day to be sure, but what a result and what a victory!
Praise the name of Jesus on this fine day!
Bucky
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