A blessed Monday to all (".)
Chapter 5 in the Book of Mark for Day 5.
Mark 5 (excerpts)
Jesus Restores a Demon-Possessed Man
Points to Ponder:
Do we really believe in the power of our Almighty God? Are we holding on to Him? Are we not doubting Him? Are we letting Him navigate the course of our lives?
To be one with God, we have to really surrender all of us to Him... then, He will display His power in us, in our lives.
(1) In "Jesus restores a demon-possessed man", our Loving God, Jesus, was moved with mercy and compassion of a man with more than a thousand (2,000) impure spirits inside him. He immediately restored the man by commanding the impure spirits to come out of him and they oblige with fear and begged to be sent to the herd of pigs. That is how awesome Jesus' power is! Then, the restored man begged Jesus if he can go with him, but Jesus gave him a different direction, Jesus told the man- "tell them how much the Lord has done for you, and how he has had mercy on you." And the man completely oblige, and the people who heard the news were all amazed.
(2) In "Jesus Raises a Dead Girl and Heals a Sick Woman", through the display of faith, the power of Jesus has manifested. The bleeding woman's faith: “If I just touch his clothes, I will be healed.” Immediately her bleeding stopped and she felt in her body that she was freed from her suffering. Jairus, the father of a dying child (or have just died) professed his faith to Jesus': "My little daughter is dying. Please come and put your hands on her so that she will be healed and live.” Then Jesus raised her up: “Talitha koum!” (which means “Little girl, I say to you, get up!”). Immediately the girl stood up and began to walk around.
Nothing is impossible to Jesus, He is our Almighty God! Out of His love, His mercy, kindness, compassion, and deep sympathy for all of us is apparent. We are not deserving of all unmerited favor and blessings from Him everyday we live our lives and yet He continues to give it to all of us. How can we not make Him the first of everything and everyone. How can we not honor Him with our whole being. He is the only one deserving of all worthiness and honor-- Glory to Jesus, the God of the Most High, our Almighty God!
Inspirational Prayer:
Dear Jesus, thank you for the display of your power then and now, in us and in our lives. Help us always see everyday that the "good life" will be found in You, not in the abundance of the things we possess. Cultivate in us a sense of contentment in what we have. Strengthen the faith in us Lord God, may we always see that selflessness is the key to living the "good life", that in reaching out with others, we will be able to display the same character you want us to have- mercy, kindness, compassion. Glory to You everyday, every moment, every breath. We praise you Jesus, our Almighty God! Amen.
Remember: To read His Book wholeheartedly is to submit to Him and experience His power!
(1) The Gospel is the "power of God" - "For I am not ashamed of the gospel, because it is the power of God that brings salvation to everyone who believes"--Romans 1:16
(2) Life is in His "words" - The Spirit gives life; the flesh counts for nothing. The words I have spoken to you—they are full of the Spirit and life.--John 6:63
(3) His "words" are alive and active - "For the word of God is alive and active. Sharper than any double-edged sword, it penetrates even to dividing soul and spirit, joints and marrow; it judges the thoughts and attitudes of the heart."--Hebrews 4:12
2 When Jesus got out of the boat, a man with an impure spirit came from the tombs to meet him. 3 This man lived in the tombs, and no one could bind him anymore, not even with a chain. 4 For he had often been chained hand and foot, but he tore the chains apart and broke the irons on his feet. No one was strong enough to subdue him. 5 Night and day among the tombs and in the hills he would cry out and cut himself with stones.
6 When he saw Jesus from a distance, he ran and fell on his knees in front of him. 7 He shouted at the top of his voice, “What do you want with me, Jesus, Son of the Most High God? In God’s name don’t torture me!” 8 For Jesus had said to him,“Come out of this man, you impure spirit!”
9 Then Jesus asked him, “What is your name?”
“My name is Legion,” he replied, “for we are many.” 10 And he begged Jesus again and again not to send them out of the area.
11 A large herd of pigs was feeding on the nearby hillside. 12 The demons begged Jesus, “Send us among the pigs; allow us to go into them.” 13 He gave them permission, and the impure spirits came out and went into the pigs. The herd, about two thousand in number, rushed down the steep bank into the lake and were drowned.
18 As Jesus was getting into the boat, the man who had been demon-possessed begged to go with him. 19 Jesus did not let him, but said, “Go home to your own people and tell them how much the Lord has done for you, and how he has had mercy on you.”20 So the man went away and began to tell in the Decapolis (the Ten Cities) how much Jesus had done for him. And all the people were amazed.
6 When he saw Jesus from a distance, he ran and fell on his knees in front of him. 7 He shouted at the top of his voice, “What do you want with me, Jesus, Son of the Most High God? In God’s name don’t torture me!” 8 For Jesus had said to him,“Come out of this man, you impure spirit!”
9 Then Jesus asked him, “What is your name?”
“My name is Legion,” he replied, “for we are many.” 10 And he begged Jesus again and again not to send them out of the area.
11 A large herd of pigs was feeding on the nearby hillside. 12 The demons begged Jesus, “Send us among the pigs; allow us to go into them.” 13 He gave them permission, and the impure spirits came out and went into the pigs. The herd, about two thousand in number, rushed down the steep bank into the lake and were drowned.
18 As Jesus was getting into the boat, the man who had been demon-possessed begged to go with him. 19 Jesus did not let him, but said, “Go home to your own people and tell them how much the Lord has done for you, and how he has had mercy on you.”20 So the man went away and began to tell in the Decapolis (the Ten Cities) how much Jesus had done for him. And all the people were amazed.
Jesus Raises a Dead Girl and Heals a Sick Woman
21 ...a large crowd gathered around him (Jesus) while he was by the lake. 22 ...Jairus fell at his feet. 23 He pleaded earnestly with him, “My little daughter is dying. Please come and put your hands on her so that she will be healed and live.” 24 So Jesus went with him.
A large crowd followed and pressed around him. 25 And a woman was there who had been subject to bleeding for twelve years. 26 She had suffered a great deal under the care of many doctors and had spent all she had, yet instead of getting better she grew worse. 27 When she heard about Jesus, she came up behind him in the crowd and touched his cloak, 28 because she thought, “If I just touch his clothes, I will be healed.” 29 Immediately her bleeding stopped and she felt in her body that she was freed from her suffering.
30 At once Jesus realized that power had gone out from him. He turned around in the crowd and asked, “Who touched my clothes?”
31 “You see the people crowding against you,” his disciples answered, “and yet you can ask, ‘Who touched me?’ ”
32 But Jesus kept looking around to see who had done it. 33 Then the woman, knowing what had happened to her, came and fell at his feet and, trembling with fear, told him the whole truth. 34 He said to her, “Daughter, your faith has healed you. Go in peace and be freed from your suffering.”
35 While Jesus was still speaking, some people came from the house of Jairus, the synagogue leader. “Your daughter is dead,” they said. “Why bother the teacher anymore?”
36 Overhearing what they said, Jesus told him, “Don’t be afraid; just believe.”
39 He went in and said to them, “Why all this commotion and wailing? The child is not dead but asleep.” 40 But they laughed at him.
After he put them all out, he took the child’s father and mother and the disciples who were with him, and went in where the child was. 41 He took her by the hand and said to her, “Talitha koum!” (which means “Little girl, I say to you, get up!”). 42 Immediately the girl stood up and began to walk around (she was twelve years old). At this they were completely astonished. 43 He gave strict orders not to let anyone know about this, and told them to give her something to eat.
A large crowd followed and pressed around him. 25 And a woman was there who had been subject to bleeding for twelve years. 26 She had suffered a great deal under the care of many doctors and had spent all she had, yet instead of getting better she grew worse. 27 When she heard about Jesus, she came up behind him in the crowd and touched his cloak, 28 because she thought, “If I just touch his clothes, I will be healed.” 29 Immediately her bleeding stopped and she felt in her body that she was freed from her suffering.
30 At once Jesus realized that power had gone out from him. He turned around in the crowd and asked, “Who touched my clothes?”
31 “You see the people crowding against you,” his disciples answered, “and yet you can ask, ‘Who touched me?’ ”
32 But Jesus kept looking around to see who had done it. 33 Then the woman, knowing what had happened to her, came and fell at his feet and, trembling with fear, told him the whole truth. 34 He said to her, “Daughter, your faith has healed you. Go in peace and be freed from your suffering.”
35 While Jesus was still speaking, some people came from the house of Jairus, the synagogue leader. “Your daughter is dead,” they said. “Why bother the teacher anymore?”
36 Overhearing what they said, Jesus told him, “Don’t be afraid; just believe.”
39 He went in and said to them, “Why all this commotion and wailing? The child is not dead but asleep.” 40 But they laughed at him.
After he put them all out, he took the child’s father and mother and the disciples who were with him, and went in where the child was. 41 He took her by the hand and said to her, “Talitha koum!” (which means “Little girl, I say to you, get up!”). 42 Immediately the girl stood up and began to walk around (she was twelve years old). At this they were completely astonished. 43 He gave strict orders not to let anyone know about this, and told them to give her something to eat.
note: you may read the complete text of Chapter 5 (Book of Mark) through this link -
Do we really believe in the power of our Almighty God? Are we holding on to Him? Are we not doubting Him? Are we letting Him navigate the course of our lives?
To be one with God, we have to really surrender all of us to Him... then, He will display His power in us, in our lives.
(1) In "Jesus restores a demon-possessed man", our Loving God, Jesus, was moved with mercy and compassion of a man with more than a thousand (2,000) impure spirits inside him. He immediately restored the man by commanding the impure spirits to come out of him and they oblige with fear and begged to be sent to the herd of pigs. That is how awesome Jesus' power is! Then, the restored man begged Jesus if he can go with him, but Jesus gave him a different direction, Jesus told the man- "tell them how much the Lord has done for you, and how he has had mercy on you." And the man completely oblige, and the people who heard the news were all amazed.
(2) In "Jesus Raises a Dead Girl and Heals a Sick Woman", through the display of faith, the power of Jesus has manifested. The bleeding woman's faith: “If I just touch his clothes, I will be healed.” Immediately her bleeding stopped and she felt in her body that she was freed from her suffering. Jairus, the father of a dying child (or have just died) professed his faith to Jesus': "My little daughter is dying. Please come and put your hands on her so that she will be healed and live.” Then Jesus raised her up: “Talitha koum!” (which means “Little girl, I say to you, get up!”). Immediately the girl stood up and began to walk around.
Nothing is impossible to Jesus, He is our Almighty God! Out of His love, His mercy, kindness, compassion, and deep sympathy for all of us is apparent. We are not deserving of all unmerited favor and blessings from Him everyday we live our lives and yet He continues to give it to all of us. How can we not make Him the first of everything and everyone. How can we not honor Him with our whole being. He is the only one deserving of all worthiness and honor-- Glory to Jesus, the God of the Most High, our Almighty God!
Inspirational Prayer:
Dear Jesus, thank you for the display of your power then and now, in us and in our lives. Help us always see everyday that the "good life" will be found in You, not in the abundance of the things we possess. Cultivate in us a sense of contentment in what we have. Strengthen the faith in us Lord God, may we always see that selflessness is the key to living the "good life", that in reaching out with others, we will be able to display the same character you want us to have- mercy, kindness, compassion. Glory to You everyday, every moment, every breath. We praise you Jesus, our Almighty God! Amen.
Remember: To read His Book wholeheartedly is to submit to Him and experience His power!
(1) The Gospel is the "power of God" - "For I am not ashamed of the gospel, because it is the power of God that brings salvation to everyone who believes"--Romans 1:16
(2) Life is in His "words" - The Spirit gives life; the flesh counts for nothing. The words I have spoken to you—they are full of the Spirit and life.--John 6:63
(3) His "words" are alive and active - "For the word of God is alive and active. Sharper than any double-edged sword, it penetrates even to dividing soul and spirit, joints and marrow; it judges the thoughts and attitudes of the heart."--Hebrews 4:12
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