NO LITTLE THINGS
Mark 15:12-20
You can never tell how much your “yes” or “no” may mean. Pilate didn’t realize the tremendous significance of his consent to the crucifying of Jesus. To him perhaps it was simply one case more, unusually troublesome, to be gotten rid of. But there are no little things when right and wrong are at stake. The tendency today is to slip along the easiest way, as Pilate did. Jesus, Master, help us to ring true to thee in all things.
CAMOUFLAGE BE WARY!
Mark 15:1-11
The issue is always sharply drawn between evil and good, Barabbas and Jesus. On the face of it, it would seem that there is no issue. Most of us would promptly reject Satan and accept Jesus. But the cunningness of it today is that evil wears a beautiful false-face. There needs to be not only the decision to choose Jesus and always ring true to him, but also the open eye and the trained ear, that we may recognize Satan’s disguises.
WITH JESUS?
Mark 14:43-45; Mark 14:66-72
It was the inner circle that failed Jesus in the crisis—those who knew him best and companioned with him most. This is terrible. Peter denied; Judas betrayed; nine ran away; but John went in “with Jesus” into the thickest of the danger, at the possible risk of his own life. We must always be grateful for dear John. There was one who didn’t fail. But the crisis isn’t over yet. Are any of us failing Jesus?
James 3:17 But the wisdom that is from above is first pure, then peaceable, gentle, and easy to be intreated, full of mercy and good fruits, without partiality, and without hypocrisy.
Think about these questions as you meditate on the verse. What does this verse teach me? How does this verse apply to my Life?
INTENSEST ANTICIPATION
Mark 14:27-42
The spirit battle of Calvary was fought out in Gethsemane. There the realization came in upon Jesus, with the greatest intensity yet, that on the morrow he was to be treated as sin should be. The nightmare horror of it to his sinless soul well-nigh snapped the life-cord. But he never flinched. He yielded to the Father’s plan for our salvation, even though it meant such suffering. Blessed Jesus!
THE INSIDE KNOB
John 13:21-30
It is startling to think that Satan can actually come into the heart of a man in such close touch with Jesus as Judas was. And more—he is cunningly trying to do it today. Yet he can get in only through a door opened from the inside. Every man controls the door of his own life. Satan can’t get in without our help. Master, help me keep my door tightly shut against him, and all his crafty wiles.
