Mark 1:29-39
Do you notice Jesus' day and life? And do you see any similarity with yours? Jesus began his day in the synagogue. Synagogues were places of listening to the Word of God; sacrifices were done only at Jerusalem. So Jesus started his day at the Lord's feet, listening to the Word of God.
From listening to the word of God, Jesus went to work. In other words, the word of God prepared him for work; it should prepare us too for our work. FROM WORD OF GOD TO WORK OF GOD. God's word prepares us to go to God's work. Each one of us has or should have some work to do. And all our work, all that we do, our job, is ultimately God's work. We're all serving the Lord. There's no work that is too small to qualify as work of God. That's why we must always do well whatever we do; we're serving God when we serve God's people.
Work, work, and work is no good work! The gospel says "The next morning he was up long before daybreak and went out alone into the wilderness to pray."Jesus began the day with the word of God, then went to the work of God, now he finishes the day with God. I hope you understand the difference between the work of God and the God of work. We cannot let the work of God make us forget the God of our work; we cannot work 24/7. It is not good for our bodies and souls.
As Jesus was praying, people were meanwhile looking for him; they still needed his services; they wanted more of him. "Everybody's looking for you." They said. To everyone's surprise, including ourselves, Jesus didn't heed to the people's plea. He instead said, "We must go on to other towns as well, and give my message to them too, for that is why I came."
Sometimes it is ok to leave the people of God and attend to the God of the our people!
Then,
leaving the synagogue, he and his disciples went over to Simon and Andrew’s
home, where they found Simon’s mother-in-law sick in bed with a high fever.
They told Jesus about her right away. He went to her bedside, and as he
took her by the hand and helped her to sit up, the fever suddenly left, and she
got up and prepared dinner for them!
By
sunset the courtyard was filled with the sick and demon-possessed, brought to
him for healing; and a huge crowd of people from all over the city of Capernaum
gathered outside the door to watch. So Jesus healed great numbers of sick
folk that evening and ordered many demons to come out of their victims. (But he
refused to allow the demons to speak, because they knew who he was.) The
next morning he was up long before daybreak and went out alone into the
wilderness to pray. Later, Simon and the others went out to find him, and told
him, “Everyone is asking for you.” But he replied, “We must go on to other
towns as well, and give my message to them too, for that is why I
came.” So he traveled throughout the province of Galilee, preaching in the
synagogues and releasing many from the power of demons.
Food for thought!Do you notice Jesus' day and life? And do you see any similarity with yours? Jesus began his day in the synagogue. Synagogues were places of listening to the Word of God; sacrifices were done only at Jerusalem. So Jesus started his day at the Lord's feet, listening to the Word of God.
From listening to the word of God, Jesus went to work. In other words, the word of God prepared him for work; it should prepare us too for our work. FROM WORD OF GOD TO WORK OF GOD. God's word prepares us to go to God's work. Each one of us has or should have some work to do. And all our work, all that we do, our job, is ultimately God's work. We're all serving the Lord. There's no work that is too small to qualify as work of God. That's why we must always do well whatever we do; we're serving God when we serve God's people.
Work, work, and work is no good work! The gospel says "The next morning he was up long before daybreak and went out alone into the wilderness to pray."Jesus began the day with the word of God, then went to the work of God, now he finishes the day with God. I hope you understand the difference between the work of God and the God of work. We cannot let the work of God make us forget the God of our work; we cannot work 24/7. It is not good for our bodies and souls.
As Jesus was praying, people were meanwhile looking for him; they still needed his services; they wanted more of him. "Everybody's looking for you." They said. To everyone's surprise, including ourselves, Jesus didn't heed to the people's plea. He instead said, "We must go on to other towns as well, and give my message to them too, for that is why I came."
Sometimes it is ok to leave the people of God and attend to the God of the our people!
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