Jesus withdrew with His disciples...(Mark 3:7)
I found this curious. He was healing people and casting out demons, showing His power, yet Jesus was concerned about being crushed by a mob. He told the disciples to have a boat ready so he could get away (Mark 3:9).
Was He turning His back on people who needed to be healed?
Here again we see the humanity of Jesus. From reading Mark's Gospel it seems like Jesus has been going non-stop since emerging from the desert. He's been so busy: preaching, healing, calling His disciples. Action, action, action!
It's as if He finally wore out and just needed to get away from the crowd.
This is important to remember in our own lives. I've seen people get so busy in their work for the Lord that they burn out.
You can't heal everybody.
Take time to rest. Time to breathe. Time to think. Time to discern.
I found this curious. He was healing people and casting out demons, showing His power, yet Jesus was concerned about being crushed by a mob. He told the disciples to have a boat ready so he could get away (Mark 3:9).
Was He turning His back on people who needed to be healed?
Here again we see the humanity of Jesus. From reading Mark's Gospel it seems like Jesus has been going non-stop since emerging from the desert. He's been so busy: preaching, healing, calling His disciples. Action, action, action!
It's as if He finally wore out and just needed to get away from the crowd.
This is important to remember in our own lives. I've seen people get so busy in their work for the Lord that they burn out.
You can't heal everybody.
Take time to rest. Time to breathe. Time to think. Time to discern.
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