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Good morning, Pastor John:
I have been reading the Mark, translation. It really has been wonderful. One of the things that I have noticed was that almost every time that Jesus gave a commandment, it was obeyed. I believe there were two that were not. One was when he told people that he healed not to tell any one, but they had so much joy that they told whole cities about happened to them, And the other was when he told the rich young man that he was doing well to obey God’s commandments, but then, Jesus told him to sell all he had, give it to the poor, and then take up his cross and follow him. That young rich man did not obey because he had much possessions (probably worked very hard for them). Everywhere else, though, when Jesus gave a commandment, it was obeyed: telling disciples to come and follow him, commanding death and sicknesses to leave people, and commanding the demons to come out and hold their peace. His commandments were obeyed.
We know that Jesus said and did only what his Father told him to say and do. One minute he was healing people, and another time he had to leave a city because he could not do many works from their unbelief. One time, he spoke to Peter as if he was Satan, and shortly after that, he invited Peter to a mountain conference with Elijah, Moses, and Himself. In one scene, he was move with compassion and healed a woman who touched his garment, and in another, he was driving men out of God’s Temple and turning over tables. Jesus only did his Father’s will — nothing more and nothing less.
I loved the part when Jesus was in the garden praying that this cup (his death), would pass — but he prayed, “It’s not about me (Jesus), but it’s about you (God),” even though he was, “overwhelmed and in distress”. Then, he peaceably gave himself over to the mob that came for him, with Judas leading the way. It made me cry.
There was another part I read that in this translation that I did not see before, and that is when his disciples were in a boat on the sea and it was being tossed in a storm. They saw Jesus walking on the water, and he entered the boat. Jesus calmed the sea, and it reads, it was because they did not understand what he was doing when he was feeding the multitude. I thought, “Jesus, this whole world is in distress because they do not know who is the Bread of life.” Then joy filled my heart, “But we do!” What mercy!
It has been really good to read Mark. Brad’s email really goes well with the translation. It’s all about walking in the Spirit.
Hope to see you soon,
billy