Monday Mark 12:35-40
BIBLE PASSAGE
[Please read and meditate on the passage before (or after) reading the devotion]
It is now Jesus' turn to ask the questions of those so-called religious teachers. Did they really know and understand who this "Messiah" that they were expecting was? Did they really think him to be a human descendant of David, or was he somebody much, much more? I think we can understand what Jesus was trying to say in this way: The way we behave (act) as followers of Jesus is proportional to the way we actually perceive how great and awesome Jesus is. If our perception of Jesus is small, then our behavior is likewise small-minded. Like the religious teachers' perception of the Messiah was small - they thought he would be a human descendant of David. They definitely didn't believe he would be divine (as Jesus was). And so, their behavior was likewise so much less than divine - they craved attention and took advantage of the weak; what earthly leaders often tend to do. The person who knows (and experiences) Jesus as He truly is - awesome, almighty, amazing - will behave in like manner. Their thoughts, desires, and actions will be far higher and more meaningful than those of the religious teachers in Jesus' day. In fact, it is such people who are witnesses for Christ and bring Him pleasure. How big is your perception of your Jesus?
Prayer: Lord Jesus, forgive me for often perceiving you as no greater than a remarkable human. But you are much more than that. You are God; awesome, almighty, glorious. And you have given me the privilege of calling myself your child - a child of the King! I want to represent you in every way, O Lord. Teach me to act worthy of my Parentage. I want my desires, thoughts, actions/behavior to show that I belong to a Great God - the God who loves unconditionally, who acts on behalf of the voiceless, who identifies Himself with the marginalized and outcast, who forgives again, and again, and again... Amen.
Song: CLICK HERE
[Please read and meditate on the passage before (or after) reading the devotion]
It is now Jesus' turn to ask the questions of those so-called religious teachers. Did they really know and understand who this "Messiah" that they were expecting was? Did they really think him to be a human descendant of David, or was he somebody much, much more? I think we can understand what Jesus was trying to say in this way: The way we behave (act) as followers of Jesus is proportional to the way we actually perceive how great and awesome Jesus is. If our perception of Jesus is small, then our behavior is likewise small-minded. Like the religious teachers' perception of the Messiah was small - they thought he would be a human descendant of David. They definitely didn't believe he would be divine (as Jesus was). And so, their behavior was likewise so much less than divine - they craved attention and took advantage of the weak; what earthly leaders often tend to do. The person who knows (and experiences) Jesus as He truly is - awesome, almighty, amazing - will behave in like manner. Their thoughts, desires, and actions will be far higher and more meaningful than those of the religious teachers in Jesus' day. In fact, it is such people who are witnesses for Christ and bring Him pleasure. How big is your perception of your Jesus?
Prayer: Lord Jesus, forgive me for often perceiving you as no greater than a remarkable human. But you are much more than that. You are God; awesome, almighty, glorious. And you have given me the privilege of calling myself your child - a child of the King! I want to represent you in every way, O Lord. Teach me to act worthy of my Parentage. I want my desires, thoughts, actions/behavior to show that I belong to a Great God - the God who loves unconditionally, who acts on behalf of the voiceless, who identifies Himself with the marginalized and outcast, who forgives again, and again, and again... Amen.
Song: CLICK HERE
Recent
Archive
2026
March
Monday Mark 1:1Tuesday Mark 1:2-8Wednesday Mark 1:9-11Thursday Mark 1:12-13Friday Mark 1:14-20Saturday Mark 1:21-28Monday Mark 1:29-34Tuesday Mark 1:35-39Wednesday Mark 1:40-45Thursday Mark 2:1-12Friday Mark 2:13-17Saturday Mark 2:18-22Monday Mark 2:23-28Tuesday Mark 3:1-6Wednesday Mark 3:7-12Thursday Mark 3:13-19Friday Mark 3:20-22Saturday Mark 3:22-30Monday Mark 3:31-35Tuesday Mark 4:9-12Wednesday Mark 4:1-8, 13-20Thursday Mark 4:1-8, 13-20Friday Mark 4:21-25Saturday Mark 4:26-34Monday Mark 4:35-41Tuesday Mark 5:1-20
April
Wednesday Mark 5:24-34Thursday Mark 5:21-24, 35-43Friday Mark 6:1-6Saturday Mark 6:7-13Monday Mark 6:14-29Tuesday Mark 6:30-44Wednesday Mark 6:45-56Thursday Mark 7:1-13Friday Mark 7:14-23Saturday Mark 7:24-30Monday Mark 7:31-37Tuesday Mark 8:1-13Wednesday Mark 8:14-21Thursday Mark 8:22-26Friday Mark 8:27-30Saturday Mark 8:31-33Monday Mark 8:33-35Tuesday Mark 8:35-9:1Wednesday Mark 9:2-13Thursday Mark 9:14-29Friday Mark 9:20-27Saturday, Mark 9:30-37Monday Mark 9:38-41Tuesday Mark 9:42-50Wednesday Mark 10:1-12Thursday Mark 10:13-16
May
Friday Mark 10:17-25Saturday Mark 10:24-31Monday Mark 10:32-34Tuesday Mark 10:35-40Wednesday Mark 10:41-45Thursday Mark 10:46-52Friday Mark 11:1-11Saturday Mark 11:15-19Monday Mark 11:12-14, 20-25Tuesday Mark 11:27-33Wednesday Mark 12:1-12Thursday Mark 12:13-17Friday Mark 12:18-27Saturday Mark 12:28-34Monday Mark 12:35-40Tuesday Mark 12:41-44Wednesday Mark 13:1-8
Categories
no categories
No Comments