“And truly, I say to you, wherever the gospel is proclaimed in the whole world, what she has done will be told in memory of her” (Mark 14:9 ESV). On the Wednesday of Passion Week, Jesus and His disciples took a day of rest a short distance from Jerusalem in a town called Bethany. While
“At the command of the LORD they camped, and at the command of the Lord they set out. They kept the charge of the LORD, at the command of the LORD by Moses” (Numbers 9:23 ESV). The Israelites who lived in the wilderness learned to live and move at the Lord’s command. His presence was
“And he sat down opposite the treasury and watched the people putting money into the offering box” (Mark 12:41 ESV). Jesus sat near the Temple collection box so that He might watch who was giving and how much they were giving. He did this to teach a lesson to His disciples. As they witnessed the
“And you shall love the Lord your God with all your heart and with all your soul and with all your mind and with all your strength.’ The second is this: ‘You shall love your neighbor as yourself.’ There is no other commandment greater than these.” (Mark 12:30-31 ESV). A Jewish scribe came to Jesus
“Have you not read this Scripture…?” (Mark 12:10 ESV). Jesus questioned whether the religious leaders and teachers had read a particular Scripture from Psalm 118 concerning the stone the builders rejected. Even as they rejected Jesus, His question pointed them to the biblical prophecy which predicted their rejection. Shouldn’t biblical evidence have changed their view
“And whenever you stand praying…” (Mark 11:25 ESV). In Christ’s teaching on prayer, He assumed that the disciples would stand to pray. I’ve never done an exhaustive study on the body positions of those praying in the Bible, but I can think of several other prayer postures mentioned, like Moses bowing (Ex.34:8), or Daniel kneeling
‘And Jesus said to him, “What do you want me to do for you?” And the blind man said to him, “Rabbi, let me recover my sight.”’ (Mark 10:51 ESV). Have you ever hesitated to ask God for something specific, thinking He already knows your need? Yet, throughout Scripture, we see God inviting His people
“Truly, I say to you, whoever does not receive the kingdom of God like a child shall not enter it” (Mark 10:15 ESV). People were bringing their children to Jesus to be blessed by Him. But the disciples rebuked them. When Jesus noticed, He became indignant and told them to let the little children come
“Speak to the people of Israel and say to them, These are the appointed feasts of the Lord that you shall proclaim as holy convocations; they are my appointed feasts” (Leviticus 23:2 ESV). The Lord instituted seven feasts for Israel. These feasts were to remind Israel of God’s provision and to prepare them for the
‘Immediately the father of the child cried out and said, “I believe; help my unbelief!”’ (Mark 9:24 ESV). This was the confession of a father who desperately wanted to believe, but still had doubts. This doesn’t sound like the greatest of confessions, yet Jesus healed the man’s son nonetheless. Jesus still answers the prayers of