Monday, February 19, 2018

This is why I have come

Mark 1:21-45
Jesus drives out an evil Spirit, people in the synagogue were amazing Jesus teaching and with authority.
Jesus heals many sick and demon-possessed men. The demons knew who he was.
When Simon and his companions went to look for Jesus, and when they found him, they exclaimed: Everyone is looking for you!" Jesus replied, "Let us go somewhere else - to the nearby villages - so I can preach there also. This is why I have come."
A man with leprosy was healed by Jesus. he went out and began to talk freely, spreading the news. As a result, Jesus could no longer enter a town openly but stayed outside in lonely places.
Any Jewish man could be called on to explain the readings from the Scriptures in a synagogue service. What impressed those who heard Jesus was his authority: unlike other teachers he did not quote or rely on the authority of others.
The first recognition pf Jesus as 'the Holy One of God' comes from a man possessed, and Jesus immediately tries to keep his identity secret. He exercise his power for good over the forces of evil, first by muzzling the voice, then by healing the man. again, when he heals the sick he forbids the demons to speak. And the man with the skin-disease is warned not to tell of his cure. In face he disobeys and the publicity restricts Jesus' movement. But is this the only reason why Jesus tells people not to reveal his true identity? Why make secret of the fact that he is the Messiah?
The reason seems to lie in the wrong ideas about Messiah and his mission that were current at the time. The people were expecting a political leader to free them from the Romans. Jesus needed time to explain the kind of kingdom he had come to inaugurate(開幕) : it was something even his close followers would find hard to grasp.
Why?
Jesus needed time to explain his kingdom is not most Jewish wanted. Jesus is the Son of God, so he has authority can drives out an evil Spirit, and Jesus fully understand the word of the Lord, the Scripture.
Jesus comes for give the way of man, Jesus came is not for his benefit or gain much more. So went out to preach his message.
Do I remember what is my mission from the Lord? Preach good news to others and give good witness to other in my daily life.
How?
Remember I am a Christian, son of the Lord. Do something for the Lord!

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