Sunday, November 23, 2014

One Had To Die

11-23-2014    Mark 10:32-34
S.       32 And they were in the way going up to Jerusalem; and Jesus went before them: and they were amazed; and as they followed, they were afraid. And he took again the twelve, and began to tell them what things should happen unto him, 33 Saying, Behold, we go up to Jerusalem; and the Son of man shall be delivered unto the chief priests, and unto the scribes; and they shall condemn him to death, and shall deliver him to the Gentiles: 34 And they shall mock him, and shall scourge him, and shall spit upon him, and shall kill him: and the third day he shall rise again.
O.      The disciples are reminded of the death awaiting Jesus at Jerusalem and that he would arise on the third day.
A.      Suffering comes to every Christian. My life sees plenty of proof of this suffering. Jesus prepares his children to endure and even thrive in adversity by living in faith and knowing that eternal life awaits all who overcome.

P.       Father; I want more faith, more love, more compassion; I want more of Jesus living in, and through me. Lead me to this goal, even if I must suffer along the way. Amen.

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