Today's Reading From Mark 4:21-41
The New Testament in One Year Reading Plan
Mark 4.21-41 with Commentaries, verse by verse
In Mark 4.26-32, Jesus spoke of two parables about the Kingdom, the first was the parable of the seed, where when the seeds were planted and grew and the man who planted it could explain how they grew. That is the way it is in the Kingdom, it is natural growth, provided that the seeds are rooted in good soils and have water, sunlight and nourishment. The second parable is about the mustard seed, which is the smallest seed but when planted and fully grown is the largest plant. This is a spiritual lesson to be learnt here, that there is paradoxes in the Christian life, that the smallest will be the largest, the first shall be last, the humble shall be lifted and so on.
In Mark 4.35-41, the disciples and Jesus got caught in a furious squall and the disciples were afraid. Jesus was asleep in the boat! They waked Him and asked Him if He did not care if they drowned. What a question they asked the Lord!! He calm the waters and said to them "Why are you afraid, where is your faith?" When we tend to doubt God in the storm of life, let us remember how Jesus rescued them in this squall!
Stedman-Why are you afraid
More Links in Mark
Dan Hill on Mark
Ray Stedman on Mark
Jeff Miller on Mark
Chadwick on Mark
Dr. Thomas Constable Study Notes is a PDF file, open with Adobe Acrobatic Reader
Sermons on Mark by Ryle, Spurgeon, and Whitefield
John Piper Sermon's on Mark
Jesus Saves
This Posting is NOT a commentary of the passages read today but it is a devotional. Please send a comment if something spoke to you today from the passages, links or thoughts that I have shared with you.
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