Thursday, March 14, 2013

The Story of My Life as told by Jesus Christ

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Thursday, March 14, 2013 Beware of Religious Men &

a Widow’s Offering  Page 240      Mark 12:38-44; Luke 20:45- 21:4

Jesus’ comments about the hypocrisy of self-righteous religious men follow his encounter with the Pharisees and the Sadducees. At the conclusion of Jesus’ teaching on the greatest commandment, he commented on the Messianic title ‘Son of David’. Jesus only needed seventy words to delight the crowd and confuse us (Mark 12:35-37). Unlike the crowd, we are not familiar with the Messianic prophecy of Psalm 110 that Jesus quoted. This Psalm helped the New Testament church realize that Jesus the Messiah was the Son of God. This a crucial point because it opens the door to begin realizing Jesus is not just the Messiah King, the natural born heir to King David’s throne; he is the living embodiment of Israel’s God.

The story of the widow’s mite is certainly a beautiful example of giving from the heart and very compelling in its own right. However, following Jesus’ reference to Psalm 110 we can see that Jesus wants us to look below the surface. The widow didn’t put in just two copper coins. She gave all she had. The Messiah is not just a descendant of King David, another human king among human kings; he is Israel’s God who has given all he had.

Christ Jesus,

who, though he was in the form of God,

did not regard equality with God

as something to be exploited,

but emptied himself,

taking the form of a slave,

being born in human likeness.

And being found in human form,

he humbled himself

and became obedient to the point of death—

even death on a cross.

Philippians 2: 5-8 NRSV

Sē’lah

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What word or phrase in today’s reading attracts your attention?

Reflect on that word or phrase.

What insights come to you?

How does this passage touch your life today?

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(Selah is a word that appears in the Book of Psalms that I often use as the Complimentary Closing in my correspondence. Its meaning, as I use the word, is to pause and think about these things.)

These meditations are written by Alex M. Knight as he seeks the life in Christ as his way of life.  In addition to this BLOG they are distributed on the Constant Contact email server. You may subscribe to this email service by sending an email to: amkrom812@gmail.com. The BLOG is also available on Amazon Kindle, by subscription

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The Story of My Life as told by Jesus Christ

(Seed Sowers Christian Book Publishing House. http://www.seedsowers.com/)

Friday, March 15, 2013      I Denounced Religious Leaders   

Page 240-242         Matthew 23:1-36