February 28 Readings

Today's Reading From Mark 6.1-29
The New Testament in One Year Reading Plan

Mark 6:30-56 with Commentaries, verse by verse

The passage deals with the feeding of the five thousand. Mark 6.32-44; Matt 14.13-21; Luke 9.10-17; John 6.5-13 and Jesus walking on the water. Mark 6.45-51; Matt 14.32-32; Joh 6.15-21. Both were miracles over nature. An object lesson can be learnt about this miracle. God uses the small things of the world for his glorey. This is the spiritual principle that we need to learn and understand. God asked Moses what was in his hand? He is asking us what do we have in our hand available for his service. Moses had a staff to conquer a king, David had a slingshot with five small stones, and this boy was willing to give Jesus his lunch of loaves and fish. We may feel insignificant in our lives, we feel that we are not worth anything. But God can use something small and make it big. For instance, recently we read about the partable of the mustard seed, even though it was the smallest seed when fully grown it is the largest of the plants found in the garden.

The second miracle is Jesus walking on the water. We need to remember when Jesus say to his disciple when they saw him walking on the water during the storm. "Take courage, It is I, Don't be afraid." Life seems impossible at times, with overwhelming problems, debts to pay illnesses to cope with. We need to remember these very words that Jesus told his disciples. It is sad to read in verse 52 that theier hearts were hardened beause the did not understand the loaves.

Stedman on Mark 6.7-52
Stedman on Mark 6.53-7.30
Peter Pett Commentary on Mark 6.7-8.26

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
Peter Pett Commentary on Mark 6.7-8.26

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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.