Word@Work 089 - Mark 7:36-37
Published: Wed, 03/26/08
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Read Mark 7:36-37 Jesus commanded them not to tell anyone. But the more he did so, the more they kept talking about it. People were overwhelmed with amazement. "He has done everything well," they said. "He even makes the deaf hear and the mute speak." (NIV)
There are few really good news stories today. But when they can be found, they are nectar to TV newscasters. They are trailed at the beginning of the News, but viewers are kept in suspense until the item is run - at the very end. It keeps people watching, because everybody is hungry for good news. And that is exactly what the Gospel is: Good News.
News of a deaf-mute man being healed, spread like wildfire through the secular Decapolis. Jesus was not on a promotional tour - in fact, He gave instructions not to tell anybody. The disciples were used to Jesus' style, but for the oppressed and poverty stricken citizens in occupied territory, this was a massive sign of deliverance. Just so - it was! They believed that the power of Jesus was so great and good that He could do 'all things well'! They were right!
In our relatively comfortable lifestyle, we often live as though we do not need Jesus. We manage to run our lives without Him. Day to day, we are rarely desperate enough to beg Jesus to intervene (cf v32): perhaps we regularly lose the wonder of our 'daily bread'. Maybe we also forget the, far greater, wonder of our salvation. Is that why we fail to even mention our wonderful Saviour, as each 24 hour cycle slips by? Without the adoration of worship, how can we expect to advertise Jesus to others.
Prayer: Dear Lord. Thank you for this reminder to stop, to thank you for all you have done for me. Forgive me so many days of indifference to your amazing grace. Help me to be overwhelmed again, and then to be overflowing with my recommendations of Jesus. In His Name, Amen.
You can read more of this Bible passage online - in English and other languages - share the Bible with your friends!
There are few really good news stories today. But when they can be found, they are nectar to TV newscasters. They are trailed at the beginning of the News, but viewers are kept in suspense until the item is run - at the very end. It keeps people watching, because everybody is hungry for good news. And that is exactly what the Gospel is: Good News.
News of a deaf-mute man being healed, spread like wildfire through the secular Decapolis. Jesus was not on a promotional tour - in fact, He gave instructions not to tell anybody. The disciples were used to Jesus' style, but for the oppressed and poverty stricken citizens in occupied territory, this was a massive sign of deliverance. Just so - it was! They believed that the power of Jesus was so great and good that He could do 'all things well'! They were right!
In our relatively comfortable lifestyle, we often live as though we do not need Jesus. We manage to run our lives without Him. Day to day, we are rarely desperate enough to beg Jesus to intervene (cf v32): perhaps we regularly lose the wonder of our 'daily bread'. Maybe we also forget the, far greater, wonder of our salvation. Is that why we fail to even mention our wonderful Saviour, as each 24 hour cycle slips by? Without the adoration of worship, how can we expect to advertise Jesus to others.
Prayer: Dear Lord. Thank you for this reminder to stop, to thank you for all you have done for me. Forgive me so many days of indifference to your amazing grace. Help me to be overwhelmed again, and then to be overflowing with my recommendations of Jesus. In His Name, Amen.
You can read more of this Bible passage online - in English and other languages - share the Bible with your friends!
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