March 3 Readings

Try the Three Years in the Bible: Year 1 Law and History; Year 2 Poetry and Prophecy and Year 3 New Testament. You can start with any of the three years and finsh the Bible at a slower pace in three years

You can also check out all these Reading Plans Blogs to go through the Bible in a year from Back to the Bible Reading Lists:the Chronological Reading Plan blog; OT and NT Together blog; Historical Readings blog; Blended Readings blog and Beginning to End blog In addition, there is the Theophilus1 blog in the One Year Bible format

Readings for Year 1 of the Three Years Bible: Genesis thru Esther
Readings for Year 1 of the Three Years Bible: Job thru Malachi
Readings for Year 1 of the Three Years Bible: Matthew thru Revelation


Today's Reading From Mark 8

The New Testament in One Year Reading Plan



Mark 8.1-10
There was a large crowd listening to him teach, but they had nothing to eat. Jesus told his disciples that he had compassion for the people. They were with him for three days and had nothing to eat. Jesus asked how many loaves of bread was there and they said seven. Jesus performed a miracle by feeding four thousand with seven loaves and a few fish. They even had seven basketful of leftover bread.
In this passage, the disciples only brought one loaf of bread and left the rest of the bread on shore. Jesus warned them to watch out for the yeast of the Pharisees and that of Herod. They did not understand what He was saying to them, they thought He meant that they forgot to bring the bread. Jesus rebuked them for not understanding him. He reminded them of the feeding of the five thousand (Mark 6.32-44, and the feeding of the four thousand (Mark 8.1-13 which happened a few hours before). He told them that they did not see or understand, and their hearts were hardened. In the same way we do not have the spiritual insight or perception of things unless the Holy Spirit reveals it to us.

Jesus healed a blind man from Bethsaida in a unique way. He put spit on the man's eyes, and asked him if he saw anything. The blind man saw people but they looked like trees. He touched his eyes and he was healed. He told him not to go into the village

Jesus asked the disciples the question, "Who do people say I am?", but then he asked the disciples more specifically, "But what about you? Who do you say I am?" Peter said that you are the Christ. In Mat 14.17 Jesus said to Peter that Peter knew this without man's knowledge but with the inspiration from God.

Jesus is a prophet, predited the Fall of Jerusalem in A.D. 70 and His second coming (Mat 23.37-25).Today He predicts His death and resurrection. Other passages are Mat 16.21-28; Luke 9.22-27; Mark 8.31-9.1. Peter, after mading that remarkable confession, rebuked Jesus! But you see, it was Satan speaking, not Peter! Then Jesus said a challenge to them and us today, “If anyone would come after me, he must deny himself and take up his cross and follow me. 35 For whoever wants to save his life will lose it, but whoever loses his life for me and for the gospel will save it. 36 What good is it for a man to gain the whole world, yet forfeit his soul? 37 Or what can a man give in exchange for his soul? 38 If anyone is ashamed of me and my words in this adulterous and sinful generation, the Son of Man will be ashamed of him when he comes in his Father's glory with the holy angels.” This is law of spiritual paradox. If you want gain your life, you have to lose it. If you gain the whole world, you lose your
soul.

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.