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Wherein the Deliverer exercises His Lordship
Reading:

Mark 5:1-20

What a fantastic account of Christ’s divine power and authority in action!

What a fantastic account of evil and depravity defeated!

What a fantastic account of cleansing and restoration!

What a fantastic account of…surrender?

Yeah. This time notice the surrender in this event.

First, we have a sensible, logical, natural request upon the pending departure of the Deliverer:

“And when he was come into the ship, he that had been possessed with the devil prayed him that he might be with him” (Mark 5:18).

Second, we have the Deliverer exercising His Lordship and revealing some of His higher plan:

“Howbeit Jesus suffered him not, but saith unto him, Go home to thy friends, and tell them how great things the Lord hath done for thee, and hath had compassion on thee” (Mark 5:19).

Third, we have the delivered one surrendering:

“And he departed, and began to publish in Decapolis how great things Jesus had done for him: and all men did marvel” (Mark 5:20).

Is there a lesson in there for me?

[The Scriptures say in Mark 5:15 -- sitting, and clothed, and in his right mind]
from Mark 5:15

Reading:

Proverbs 10:2-5

Why work? Well, here’s a good reason:

“He that gathereth in summer is a wise son: but he that sleepeth in harvest is a son that causeth shame” (Proverbs 6:5).

Here’s a short list I put together over a decade ago (you know, in the previous millenium!):

  1. Work exercises body or mind.
  2. Work builds and fortifies character.
  3. Work enables service.
  4. Work makes people productive.

To see how I fleshed out that skeletal list, read the full lesson: The Christian and Work.

[The Scriptures say in Proverbs 10:4 -- He becometh poor that dealeth with a slack hand]

from Proverbs 10:4