May our hearts grieve as we read about what Christ would suffer in order to ransom our souls. Amen. (Ephesians 1:16-23)
Scripture Reading - Mark 10:32-45 (ESV)
And they were on the road, going up to Jerusalem, and Jesus was walking ahead of them. And they were amazed, and those who followed were afraid. And taking the twelve again, he began to tell them what was to happen to him, saying, “See, we are going up to Jerusalem, and the Son of Man will be delivered over to the chief priests and the scribes, and they will condemn him to death and deliver him over to the Gentiles. And they will mock him and spit on him, and flog him and kill him. And after three days he will rise.”
And James and John, the sons of Zebedee, came up to him and said to him, “Teacher, we want you to do for us whatever we ask of you.”
And he said to them,“What do you want me to do for you?”
And they said to him, “Grant us to sit, one at your right hand and one at your left, in your glory.”
Jesus said to them, “You do not know what you are asking. Are you able to drink the cup that I drink, or to be baptized with the baptism with which I am baptized?”
And they said to him, “We are able.”
And Jesus said to them, “The cup that I drink you will drink, and with the baptism with which I am baptized, you will be baptized, but to sit at my right hand or at my left is not mine to grant, but it is for those for whom it has been prepared.”
And when the ten heard it, they began to be indignant at James and John. And Jesus called them to him and said to them, “You know that those who are considered rulers of the Gentiles lord it over them, and their great ones exercise authority over them. But it shall not be so among you. But whoever would be great among you must be your servant, and whoever would be first among you must be slave of all. For even the Son of Man came not to be served but to serve, and to give his life as a ransom for many.”
Jesus, it is you who gave your back to those who struck it, your cheeks to those who pulled out your beard. You did not hide your face from disgrace and spitting. The Father helped you as you set your face to Jerusalem and went up. Though men would shame you, you knew the Father would not shame you. (Isaiah 50:6-7)You anticipated the scorn and those who would mock you:
Father in Heaven, O your glorious power! You, who delights in his Son, rescued him from the power of death after three days in the tomb! The last Adam became a living spirit - exchanging the perishable for the imperishable. For flesh and blood cannot inherit the kingdom of God. We praise you, Father, for you have the power to change our flesh and blood into the imperishable. Because of Christ, we will be raised imperishable! (I Corinthians 15) And...
And they were on the road, going up to Jerusalem, and Jesus was walking ahead of them. And they were amazed, and those who followed were afraid. And taking the twelve again, he began to tell them what was to happen to him, saying, “See, we are going up to Jerusalem, and the Son of Man will be delivered over to the chief priests and the scribes, and they will condemn him to death and deliver him over to the Gentiles. And they will mock him and spit on him, and flog him and kill him. And after three days he will rise.”
And James and John, the sons of Zebedee, came up to him and said to him, “Teacher, we want you to do for us whatever we ask of you.”
And he said to them,“What do you want me to do for you?”
And they said to him, “Grant us to sit, one at your right hand and one at your left, in your glory.”
Jesus said to them, “You do not know what you are asking. Are you able to drink the cup that I drink, or to be baptized with the baptism with which I am baptized?”
And they said to him, “We are able.”
And Jesus said to them, “The cup that I drink you will drink, and with the baptism with which I am baptized, you will be baptized, but to sit at my right hand or at my left is not mine to grant, but it is for those for whom it has been prepared.”
And when the ten heard it, they began to be indignant at James and John. And Jesus called them to him and said to them, “You know that those who are considered rulers of the Gentiles lord it over them, and their great ones exercise authority over them. But it shall not be so among you. But whoever would be great among you must be your servant, and whoever would be first among you must be slave of all. For even the Son of Man came not to be served but to serve, and to give his life as a ransom for many.”
Jesus, it is you who gave your back to those who struck it, your cheeks to those who pulled out your beard. You did not hide your face from disgrace and spitting. The Father helped you as you set your face to Jerusalem and went up. Though men would shame you, you knew the Father would not shame you. (Isaiah 50:6-7)You anticipated the scorn and those who would mock you:
They make mouths at me; they wag their heads;Thank you Jesus for drinking the bitter cup, being baptized with the baptism of suffering. We boldly pray that we would know you and the power of your resurrection, sharing in your sufferings, becoming like you in your death. That by your righteousness we may attain the resurrection from the dead. (Philippians 3:8-10)
“He trusts in the Lord; let him deliver him;
let him rescue him, for he delights in him!” (Psalm 22)
Father in Heaven, O your glorious power! You, who delights in his Son, rescued him from the power of death after three days in the tomb! The last Adam became a living spirit - exchanging the perishable for the imperishable. For flesh and blood cannot inherit the kingdom of God. We praise you, Father, for you have the power to change our flesh and blood into the imperishable. Because of Christ, we will be raised imperishable! (I Corinthians 15) And...
...the ransomed of the Lord shall return
and come to Zion with singing;
everlasting joy shall be upon their heads;
they shall obtain gladness and joy,
and sorrow and sighing shall flee away. (Isaiah 51:11)
So, we cry out Maranatha - Come, Lord Jesus! Amen.
English Standard Version (ESV) The Holy Bible, English Standard Version Copyright © 2001 by Crossway Bibles, a publishing ministry of Good News Publishers.
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