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Prepare: The cross is an unfathomable mystery, though Scripture offers us profound guidance on what it means. Pray this morning for a deeper insight.
Self-centred response
This is the third time in Mark that Jesus predicts his betrayal, condemnation, mocking, death and resurrection (vs 33,34; 8:31; 9:31). This time the disciples’ response is neither rebuke nor confusion, but James and John make a bid for status and personal glory. How ironical!
In response to a statement concerning Jesus’ suffering and death, the brothers are considering their own pathetically self-centred futures. At least they seem able to embrace the idea that glory lies beyond this talk of suffering and death. Jesus simply comments that they don’t know what they’re talking about (vs 38–40). Their companions react with jealousy (v 41).
Self-giving servant
To drive the point home Jesus turns them to his own example of a life of service. Unlike the Gentile world, the kingdom of God is not about power games and top-down status; it is about servanthood and self-giving.
In language which recalls that of the servant songs in Isaiah (eg Isaiah 52:13 – 53:12), Jesus also adopts the title ‘Son of Man’, which may refer to the glorious figure in Daniel 7:13. The end point is his giving his life to save many (v 45). His giving of his life is precisely life-giving to others.
Respond: Pray today that we in the Christian community may see the implication of Jesus’ self-giving for how we live our lives day by day.
http://www.wordlive.org/Session/Classic/2012-09-21
Self-centred response
This is the third time in Mark that Jesus predicts his betrayal, condemnation, mocking, death and resurrection (vs 33,34; 8:31; 9:31). This time the disciples’ response is neither rebuke nor confusion, but James and John make a bid for status and personal glory. How ironical!
In response to a statement concerning Jesus’ suffering and death, the brothers are considering their own pathetically self-centred futures. At least they seem able to embrace the idea that glory lies beyond this talk of suffering and death. Jesus simply comments that they don’t know what they’re talking about (vs 38–40). Their companions react with jealousy (v 41).
Self-giving servant
To drive the point home Jesus turns them to his own example of a life of service. Unlike the Gentile world, the kingdom of God is not about power games and top-down status; it is about servanthood and self-giving.
In language which recalls that of the servant songs in Isaiah (eg Isaiah 52:13 – 53:12), Jesus also adopts the title ‘Son of Man’, which may refer to the glorious figure in Daniel 7:13. The end point is his giving his life to save many (v 45). His giving of his life is precisely life-giving to others.
Respond: Pray today that we in the Christian community may see the implication of Jesus’ self-giving for how we live our lives day by day.
http://www.wordlive.org/Session/Classic/2012-09-21
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