Incarnation to Resurrection
Incarnation to Resurrection roughly three and one-half
years, in 12 weeks, Sunday through Friday (six days) per week
Day Thirty-two of Eighty-four:
Today we’ll read of Jesus Healing a Man
with a Demon, Mark 5:1 – 20 & Luke 8:26 – 35 and in turn sending the demon(s) (legion, for there
were many) into some pigs. After the
demons had been cast out of the man, and into the herd of pigs, the pigs went
crazy frantically running and scattering.
In fact, the pigs rushed over a steep cliff and drowned in the sea. “Those tending the pigs, scared to death, bolted and told
their story in town and country. Everyone wanted to see what had happened. They
came up to Jesus and saw the madman sitting there wearing decent clothes and
making sense, no longer a walking madhouse of a man.” - Mark 5:14 – 15 & Luke 8:34 – 36
Also in today’s
reading, we’ll discover Jesus’ teachings on having no fear,
and placing G-d before self - Matthew 10:26 –
33, where Jesus gently reminds us – ‘the day is coming when everything will be
out in the open, and everyone will know how things really are.’ Let’s next consider Jesus Words in Matthew
10:34 – 39 where He says “…not to bring peace, but a sword.” What did
Jesus mean in saying that He came “…not to bring peace, but a sword.”? Was Jesus talking about an insurrection, rebellion
or some sort of armed bloody conflict?
No, and well yes. Fact is, in the
time of His Earthly Ministry the conflict is spiritual.
True, Jesus’ own
Words in Matthew 10:35 – “Don’t think I’ve come to make life all cozy, I’ve come
to set a man against his father, daughter against her mother, & daughter-in-law
against her mother-in-law.” Jesus continues, verse 36 & 37, with – “…a man’s enemies
will be the members of his household.
And he who loves his father or mother more than Me is not worthy of Me,
and whoever loves son or daughter more than Me is also not worthy of Me.” Strong words
for sure. But what does Jesus mean when
He says – “a man’s enemies will be the members of his household” or “he who
loves his father or mother more than Me is not worthy”? I think we get our answer(s) in the next two
verses, 38 and 39.
Here we read
Jesus’ explanation that – “taking up our cross, daily” and “losing our life daily, for His sake, will find it”. Matthew
10:38 – 39 Or, simply put “Jesus must be
the First, Foremost, and Central part of our lives. If not, He says we’re “not worthy” of Him. There
is Good News to this… none of us, not me, not the most Pious sounding religious
zealot you know, not the most pacificistic person you may know of, no one… No
one is worthy. Which is why we read about Jesus, as we did about back on Monday,
22 January 2018 in “Incarnation to Resurrection,
Day Sixteen” that – “…by His
actions (His obedience) ‘we may know today’ (I John 5:13 / John 20:31) that we
are set free. Not might be, [not]
hopefully [will be] one day, ‘set free’, IF we be ‘good enough’, but.. we are, today, present
tense, set free… IF
we place our faith in Christ – “For as by the one man's disobedience the many were
made sinners, so by the one man's obedience the many will be made righteous.” – Romans 5:19, ESV”
And that, my
friends, is Good News! And yet, it gets better…
Finally, as we
wrap up today’s reading, let’s close with – Rewards - “…whoever, because
he is a disciple of Mine, gives even a cup of cold water to one of the least of
these brothers of Mine, truly, I say to you, he will by no means lose his
reward.” - Matthew 10:40
– 42, paraphrased
And that, that right
there ^ ^ ^ that, my friends, is pretty
cool and yes… GOOD NEWS!
We’ll leave reading the rest of the text for you individually.
We’ll leave reading the rest of the text for you individually.
I’ve taken the liberty of assembling a weekly chart of daily readings to cover the chronology
Week 5
Matthew
8:14–10:42; 13 Mark 4–5; Luke 8:1-18; 22-56
Day 1 Matthew 8:14-9:8; Mark 4:1-9; Luke 8:1-8
Day 2 Matthew 9:9-38; Mark 4:10-29; Luke 8:9-18
Day 3 Matthew 10:1-25; Mark 4:30-41; Luke 8:19-25
Day
4 Matthew 10:26-42; Mark 5:1-20 ; Luke 8:26-35
Day 5 Matthew 13:1-30; Luke 8:36-39
Day 6 Matthew 13:31-58; Mark 5:21-43; Luke 8:40-54
Shalom!
“No Jesus, NO peace” and yet, “Know Jesus, KNOW peace”
How does one get to “know” Jesus? Simple, invite Him into your heart, as Jesus
says: “Here I am! I stand at the door and knock. If anyone hears my voice and
opens the door, I will come in and eat with him, and he with me.” [Revelation 3:20 NIV]
How can be assured that this Jesus stuff means anything? Well because the Bible tells us so, as the
Apostle Paul wrote:
“If you declare with your mouth, “Jesus is
Lord,” and believe in your heart that God raised him from the dead, you will be
saved. 10 For it is with your heart that you believe and are justified, and it
is with your mouth that you profess your faith and are saved.” [Romans 10:9-10 NIV]
And for those of you who say to me, I
can’t be bothered reading the Bible, “it’s confusing” or “it’s a waste of my
time”, may I draw your attention to what the Bible says about wisdom: “The fear
of the LORD is the beginning of wisdom, and knowledge of the Holy One is
understanding.” [Proverbs 9:10 NIV]
If nothing else, PLEASE read two chapters
from the Bible – (don’t own one, sorry NO excuse, if you’re reading this, you
can access this: http://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=John%203:16&version=NIV) John 3 and John
14!
John 3:16 says: “For God so loved the
world that he gave his one and only Son, that whoever believes in him shall not
perish but have eternal life.”
And John 14:6 says: “Jesus answered, “I am
the way and the truth and the life. No one comes to the Father except through
me.”
Well that’s it, that’s Da Bauz’s Take on, “Incarnation
to Resurrection, Day Thirty-two of Eighty-four” – this 7th day of February
2018 © 2018, All Rights Reserved. wr (Da Bauz, Christian Zionist “creationist”
too!)
Pray for the peace
of Jerusalem...
What is #RAD? #RAD
is:
R epent of
rejecting Christ
A ccept Christ as
your Lord
D evelop your
relationship with G-d
#RAD your
relationship with the Living Almighty God Himself as your personal Lord and
Saviour depends on it!
What is #ATEND G-d
(Christ)? Ask me!
What is #IIC714?
II 2nd
C hronicles
7:14
John 3:16,
Revelation 3:20, Romans 10:9 -10, Revelation 21:27, II Corinthians 5:21 and I
John 5:13 / John 20:31!
Shalom
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