Episodes
Thursday Jul 17, 2014
Descending Into Greatness (Mark 10:35-45)
Thursday Jul 17, 2014
Thursday Jul 17, 2014
SERIES: READY, SET, SERVE!
Jesus had already told his disciples twice about his impending death,
they don’t seem to have grasped it. So in v 33-34 he tells them again,
how he will condemned to death, killed
and rise again the third day. But it does not appear to be registering
with them, which is evident from James and John’s request. They are
focusing on a crown, not a cross. They are probably thinking that the
mounting tension with the religious leaders is going to force Jesus’
hand, and He is going to declare himself the Messiah, and establish His
Kingdom. And James and John want to make sure they are the head of the
line, when Jesus starts to appoint his cabinet.
Wow! There it
is: the desire for attention, to be recognized, to be first. Their
request becomes a teaching moment through which Jesus addresses this
attitude that is present in all our hearts.
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