Hear & listen? Observe & see? Act & perform? Mark 10:32-34

Good morning everyone! God is good all the time, all the time God is good. TOO BLESSED TO BE STRESSED!

Well, have you thought about it? About what!?!? Would you leave everything for Jesus Christ? Would you leave everything for eternal life? Or are you as the country western song, I want to go to heaven, I just don't want to go tonight? lol

Remember this, in the ancient days the people thought the more worldly possessions, the more wealth you had the more God blessed you. In the verses we have studied Jesus explained that in the world to come, the values of this world will be reversed. Those who seek status and importance here on earth will have none in heaven. Those who are humble here on earth will be great in heaven. Example: Billy Graham.

Many times we listen and fail to hear, we observe but fail to see, we act but fail to perform. Look at Mark 10:32-34 - Jesus tells the disciples what is about to happen. They listen but fail to hear. To listen & hear is to understand.

Mark 10:32-34 "They were now on the way up to Jerusalem, and Jesus was walking ahead of them. The disciples were filled with awe, and the people following behind were overwhelmed with fear. Taking the twelve disciples aside, Jesus once more began to describe everything that was about to happen to him. "Listen, we're going up to Jerusalem, where the Son of Man will be betrayed to the leading priests and the teachers of religious law. They will sentence him to die and hand him over to the Romans. they will mock him, spit on him, flog him with a whip, and kill him, but after three days he will rise again.""

Can you say " W O W !" Jesus is telling the disciples exactly what is about to take place. Jesus clearly explained what events were about to take place but did the disciples hear? Unfortunately, they did not really hear what Jesus was saying. Jesus said he was the Messiah, but they thought the Messiah would be a conquering king.

Jesus spoke words about resurrection and they only heard words about death. Jesus spoke often in parables, so the disciples may have thought his words on death and resurrection was another parable. Jesus' predictions of his death and resurrection show that these events were God's plan from the beginning and not accidents.

Food for thought! If you were in Jesus' place and knew you would be on trial, convicted, spit on, flogged, whipped, and killed.......how would you react?

We have a wonderful Messiah who made YOU sinless through HIS SACRIFICE! Praise God. Love you all.

In Christ's Love and Grace
Johnny