QT 02/02/2024 Friday Mark 1. Responding quickly & correctly. 迅速及正确的回应。

QT 02/02/2024 Friday Mark 1
http://www.esvbible.org/mark1

Notice Mark 1 starts with Isaiah, again (see devotion on Matthew). After reading Mark 1, you get the feeling of a fast moving story of a rising "star"—Jesus of Nazareth.

THE DISCIPLES: He called the disciples and "immediately they left their nets and followed him" (Mark 1:18). Some even left their father "in the boat" (Mark 1:20). These were quick and decisive responses to what God was revealing about Jesus.

THE CROWD: "And all the country of Judea and all Jerusalem were going out" to John the Baptist (Mark 1:5), only to be told by John that he was "not worthy to stoop down and untie" Jesus' sandals (Mark 1:7). The people were astonished (Mark 1:22) and recognised Jesus as having "authority" (Mark 1:27).

THE PRIESTS: The healing of the leprosy man was "for a proof to them" (Mark 1:44). No one seems to be afraid of antagonising the priests, because "people were coming to him from every quarter" (Mark 1:45).

YET, in the end, Jesus ended up being set up by the Priests and religious leaders. In the end, the crowd shouted "crucify him" (Mark 15:13,14). In the end, the disciples abandoned Him in His deepest hour of need.

REFLECTION: Why?

星期五 2024年2月2日 今日读经：马可福音1章

http://m.bbintl.org/bible/ncv/Mar/1/

马可福音1章的开头又引自以赛亚(见马太福音的灵修)。读了马可福音1章，你或许会觉得自己在读有关一颗升起的“星星”、情节紧凑的故事一般---拿撒勒人耶稣的故事。

门徒：祂呼召门徒，他们就“立刻撒下网，跟从了他”(可1:18)。有些甚至离开他们的父亲“在船上”(可1:20)。对于神所揭示的有关耶稣的种种， 这些回应是快速而果断的。

众人：“犹太全地和全耶路撒冷的人，都出来到”施洗约翰那里去(可1:5)，但约翰却说自己“就是弯腰给他解鞋带都没有资格”(可1:7)。这些人都很惊奇(可1:22)并认定耶稣是那有“权能”的(可1:27)。

祭司：医治患有麻风的人是“向大家作证”(可1:44)。似乎没有人害怕得罪那些祭司，因为“有人从各处到他那里去”(可1:45)。

然而，到了最后，耶稣却被那些祭司和宗教领袖出卖。最后，众人喊道“把他钉十字架”(可15:13,14)。到最后，那些门徒在祂最需要的时候弃他而去。

反思：为什么?