The Word of God for wisdom:
Proverbs 11:4 (HCSB)
4 Wealth is not profitable on a day of wrath, but righteousness rescues from death.
The Word of God for inspiration:
Psalm 53:1-3 (HCSB)
1 The fool says in his heart, "God does not exist." They are corrupt, and they do vile deeds. There is no one who does good.
2 God looks down from heaven on the human race to see if there is one who is wise, one who seeks God.
3 All have turned away; all alike have become corrupt. There is no one who does good, not even one.
The Word of God for encouragement:
Mark 14:58 (HCSB)
58 "We heard Him say, 'I will demolish this sanctuary made by [human] hands, and in three days I will build another not made by hands.'"
My observation:
Today's reading is Mark 14:53-72. My comments are on just one of those verses. In this verse the Sanhedrin Council decided to pick the false testimony of the witnesses to charge Jesus. They did this because the liar's testimony did not agree. My choice verse is Mark 14:58, above.
Mark 14:56 (HCSB)
56 For many were giving false testimony against Him, but the testimonies did not agree.
Jesus did not say what his accusers testified before the court. The gospel of John records what Jesus actually said.
John 2:19 (HCSB)
19 Jesus answered, "Destroy this sanctuary, and I will raise it up in three days."
Don't be quick to believe everything you hear about people. There are wicked and corrupt people in the world. When people tells lies about you, do as the Psalmist did in Psalm 53, cry out to God. Always remember that God will have the last word.
They crucified Jesus, but on the third day God raised him from the dead. As the hymn that we sing on Resurrection Sunday says, "I serve a risen Savior".
My prayer:
Our Father in heaven, my dear Father, I am so thankful that You have the last word. Father, I am so blessed because of what Jesus did for me when he completed his work on the third day. Father, I thank you that because Jesus lives I shall live also.
Father, I thank you for teaching me how to live rejoicing every day, and that even in my season of trouble I can rejoice in the Lord who is the center of my joy.
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Mark 4:20 (ESV)
20 But those that were sown on the good soil are the ones who hear the word and accept it and bear fruit, thirtyfold and sixtyfold and a hundredfold."
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