Posts with the tag “mark”

Receiving forgiveness from God is one of life‘s greatest blessings. But granting forgiveness to others is one of life‘s most difficult challenges. Yet we must do it. "And when ye stand praying, forgive, if ye have ought against any: that your Father also which is in heaven may forgive you your trespasses. But if ye do not forgive, neither will your Father which is in heaven forgive your trespasses." -Mark 11:25-26  Read More

Bearing insults and unjust criticism is difficult, but our Lord set the example for us in this. "Let Christ the King of Israel descend now from the cross, that we may see and believe. And they that were crucified with him reviled him." - Mark 15:32  Read More

Anger is a normal human emotion and mindset. But we must take great care not to sin when we are angry. "And when he had looked round about on them with anger, being grieved for the hardness of their hearts, he saith unto the man, Stretch forth thine hand. And he stretched it out: and his hand was restored whole as the other." - Mark 3:5  Read More

One of life’s difficult challenges is learning how to respond to unexpected disruptions. Our Lord is the perfect example in this. "And the people saw them departing, and many knew him, and ran afoot thither out of all cities, and outwent them, and came together unto him.And Jesus, when he came out, saw much people, and was moved with compassion toward them, because they were as sheep not having a shepherd: and he began to teach them many things." - Mark 6:33-34   Read More

In the heat of trial and tribulation, when our faith is being severely tested, we can be tempted to panic. We must be mindful to pray, and to pray in faith. "And there arose a great storm of wind, and the waves beat into the ship, so that it was now full. And he was in the hinder part of the ship, asleep on a pillow: and they awake him, and say unto him, Master, carest thou not that we perish?" - Mar.k 4:37-38  Read More

It is okay to begin the Christian life with ignorance about God‘s Word, but it is not at all good to stay that way. "And he said unto them, Have ye never read what David did, when he had need, and was an hungred, he, and they that were with him?"  - Mark 2:25  Read More