14 Jul 2016, Mark 1:35-45 马可福音 1:35-45, The Ministry of the Servant II 仆人的事工（二）

Posted on Jul 10, 2016 in Devotions, Mark |

Scripture Reading        : Mark 1:35-45

Theme                            : The Ministry of the Servant II      

 

  1. Jesus Prayed. Jesus found a time and a place where He could pray to God the Father in an undisturbed manner. His act of prayer showed both His intimacy with the Father and His dependency on the Father.
  1. Jesus Preached. Jesus told His disciples that the reason He came out was in order to preach in different places. Certainly, Jesus preached the Gospel of God, calling people to repent and believe in the Gospel (Mark 1:14-15), wherever He went. Wherever Jesus went, He preached the Gospel and authenticated His identity by casting out demons.
  1. Jesus Pitied. Healing diseases and casting out demons did not just authenticate the Lord’s ministry, but He also healed the sick because He pitied them (Mark 1:41). Having compassion on the suffering truly showed the Perfect Servant’s heart – He was here to serve, and not to be served. It is this compassion that moved Him to ultimately offer His life as a ransom for many (Mark 10:45).

 

Praying the Scripture

  1. The Son of God prayed to the Father when He became man. Even now, He continues to pray for His followers at the right hand of God (Romans 8:34). If we truly claim to follow Christ, we too must pray often and also pray for others, rather than pray for ourselves most of the time. Let us pray and ask God to give us strength to persevere in prayer, and wisdom to know how we can pray for others.
  1. Jesus preached the Gospel wherever He went, because it is the message of the Gospel that is “the power of God for salvation to everyone who believes” (Romans 1:16). Let us pray that we too may preach the Gospel to the lost whenever we have the opportunity.
  1. Jesus’ ministry was marked by His compassion for the lost. Let us pray that we too may have compassion for those who do not know our Lord, especially for people around us (e.g. our family, friends and colleagues).
 
 
 

经文：马可福音1:35-45

主题：仆人的事工（二）

 

  1. 耶稣祷告。耶稣找到了祂能与天父专心祷告的时间和地点。这样的举动表明祂和天父的关系十分亲密，而且祂也依靠神。
  1. 耶稣传道。耶稣告诉众门徒祂出去的原因是为要在不同地方传道。当然，无论耶稣到哪儿，祂都是传讲神的福音，呼召众人悔改，相信福音的（14-15节）。无论耶稣到哪儿，祂都会传福音，并藉着赶鬼证实自己的身份。
  1. 耶稣怜悯。耶稣进行医治和赶鬼不但是为证实祂的事工，祂也因着对众人有怜悯才如此行（41节）。向受苦的人发怜悯真实体现了一个完美仆人的心——祂来并不是要受人的服侍，乃是要服侍人。正是这份怜悯使主最后舍命做多人的赎价（10:45）。

 

用经文祷告

  1. 圣子降生为人后，祂向天父祷告。即便现在，祂继续为信徒在神的右边替他们祈求（罗8:34）。若我们声称是真实跟随基督的，我们也要常常祷告，并为他人代求，而不是只为自己的事请求。让我们求神在祷告中赐予我们力量坚持，并如何为他人代祷的智慧。
  1. 不论耶稣到哪儿，祂都会传福音，因为福音“本是神的大能，要救一切相信的”（罗1:16）。让我们祷告每当我们有机会的时候，也会向迷失的人传福音。
  1. 耶稣事工的特质是祂对迷失之人的怜悯。让我们祷告我们也会对不信主的人施怜悯，尤其若他们是我们身边的人（例：亲人、朋友、同事）。