Today’s Word
Sibling Rivalry
“for whoever does the will of God, this one is My brother, and My sister and mother.” Mark 3:35 Does – Where do your loyalties lie? Who do you treat as blood-relatives? Who is in your family? According to the Master, everyone who does the will of the Father is kin to you. Oh, and…
The Context of Conflict
“And if a house is divided against itself, that house will not be able to stand.” Mark 3:25 Divided – The number of times this passage has been applied to the political realm makes it a very familiar saying, often quoted when someone is pressing for unity. But using it as a call for political…
The Twisted Mind
And when His own people heard of this, they went out to take custody of Him, for they were saying, “He has lost His senses.” Mark 3:21 Lost His Senses – Jesus was crazy. That is the conclusion of all those who knew Him since childhood. He said things that no one could believe. He…
Boiling Over
And after looking around at them with anger, grieved at their hardness of heart, He said to the man, “Stretch out your hand.” Mark 3:5 With Anger – There is no such thing as gentle Jesus, meek and mild. That characterization of Jesus exists only in children’s rhymes and picture books. When you read the…
Living As If
He who mocks the poor taunts his Maker; he who rejoices at calamity will not go unpunished. Proverbs 17:5 Taunts – Ninety-seven percent of people in America say that they believe there is a god. So what? For the vast majority of these people, the belief that there is a god has absolutely no impact…
Arrogant Affluence
He who mocks the poor taunts his Maker; he who rejoices at calamity will not go unpunished. Proverbs 17:5 Mocks – Who would dare do such a thing? Who would ridicule, deride, insult or scorn the poor? Actually, most of us. Let me tell you why. First, the word for “poor” here is the Hebrew…
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