QT 08/02/2024 Thursday Mark 5. Destinations of your exertions today? 你们今天劳累的目的地是哪里？

QT 08/02/2024 Thursday Mark 5
http://www.esvbible.org/mark5

For the demon-possessed man, his Saviour came to meet him "across the lake" (Mark 5:1). Jesus drove out the unclean spirits from him (Mark 5:13). Surprisingly, there were two responses' to Jesus' ministry here:

Firstly, a response that was similar to the man's, "And he went away and began to proclaim in the Decapolis how much Jesus had done for him, and everyone marveled" (Mar 5:20).

Secondly, a response that was similar to the herdsmen's and that of "the people" (Mark 5:14-17), "And they began to beg Jesus to depart from their region" (Mark 5:17).

REFLECTION (1): What is your response to Jesus after seeing His works? Embrace His POWER and PURIFYING renovation in our lives? Or would you PUSH Him away, because He did not PROP up your PRODUCTIVITY in farming, business or other economic interests?

In Gerasenes (Mark 5:1), this economic agenda overrides the revelation that Jesus is "the Son of the Most High God" (Mark 5:7). The HEALING and RESTORATION of the demon-possessed man did not seem to influence their mindsets at all!

Instead, the phrase "Son of God" is uttered by the demon-possessed man who fell down before Jesus (Mark 5:6)! What sarcasm! In contrast, those tending pigs and the people who had EXPERIENCED the power of the "Son of God" and "Son of Man" in their midst ASKED Jesus to leave!

Here is the narrative sequence of Mark 5 on this topic:

The demon-possessed man "fell down before him" (Mark 5:6);

The synagogue ruler, Jairus, "fell at his feet" also (Mark 5:22) to plead with Jesus for his daughter;

The woman who was bleeding for 12 years (Mark 5:25) also "fell down before him" (Mark 5:33).

REFLECTION (2): What are you doing today that demonstrates falling down at Jesus' feet? Or are you commanding Him instead like your servant in your prayers to do this or that solely to your whims and fancies?

星期四 2024年2月8日 今日读经：马可福音5章
http://m.bbintl.org/bible/ncv/Mak/5/

你们今天劳累的目的地是哪里？

对于那个被污灵附身的人，他的救主从“海的那边”过来见他(可5:1)。耶稣从他身上驱走了污灵(可5:13)。令人惊讶的是，对于耶稣的事工，存在着两种回应：

首先，是和那人相同的回应：“那人就走了，开始在低加波利传讲耶稣为他所作的大事，众人都希奇。”(可5:20)

第二，这回应是和“放猪的人”和“那些人”(可5:14-17)一样的。“他们就要求耶稣离开他们的地区”(可5:17)。

反思(1):看到耶稣的作为后，你的回应是什么？你是否拥戴祂的权能和祂在我们生命里所做的洁净工作？又或者你会把他推开，因为祂没有增加你农业的生产力、生意或者其它经济上的利益？

在格拉森(可5:1)，这经济上的企图取代了这个揭示，耶稣是“至高神的儿子耶稣”(可5:7)。那个被魔鬼附体的人被医治和恢复似乎并没有改变他们的观念！

相反的，这句“神的儿子”从被邪灵附体的人口中说出来后便在耶稣面前跪拜(可5:6)!这是多大的讥讽啊！对比之下，在他们当中那些养猪的和那些经历“神的儿子”的权能的却叫耶稣离开！

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以下是马可福音5章的叙述顺序：

那被邪灵附体的人“跑过去拜他”(可5:6)；

那会堂的主管叶鲁也“俯伏在他脚前”(可5:22)求耶稣救他的女儿；

那患了12年的血漏病的妇女(可5:25)也来“向耶稣俯伏”(可5:33)。

反思(2):你今天做了什么以表现出你俯伏在耶稣的脚前？又或者你正命令祂就如在使唤自己的仆人一样，在你的祷告中叫祂做这做那的纯粹按着你的喜好来使唤？