FEBRUARY 27 READING…MARK 14
The opposition to Jesus is increasing. The demons in those who hate Jesus cannot stand the Spirit in Him. The same is true with demons in the children of Satan as they react towards the children of Jesus with their murderous hatred. The demonic religious leaders plot how they will kill Jesus. Jesus knows that He is headed to the cross. Mary anoints Jesus with fine oil in Bethany…Jesus tells those concerned that she was doing this as an act of worship in preparation for His death. Judas conspires to betray Jesus, as the demons within him move him toward murder. The Lord shares Passover with His disciples and institutes the Lord’s Supper. Even those who love Jesus, like Peter, will find in their own fear and weakness that they will deny Jesus in the hour He needs them most. One could say this had to happen, because Jesus had to suffer alone…no one could join Him to do what only He could do. Jesus spends time in agony and calling out to His Father…even then He had to do that alone. Judas gives into the demons, and he sells Jesus to the religious leaders for 30 pieces of silver. Jesus is “arrested”… given a mock trial where He is lied about, as His false accusers follow their father Satan the father of lies. They abuse Jesus as they prepare to turn Him over to Pilate in their continued demonic cowardly way. Nothing has changed my brothers and sister in that Satan still hates Jesus…and he will do all he can to stop you and I from following Jesus. If there was ever a time for us to be Spirit led…it’s today.
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TOMORROW’S READING…MARK 15
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