Mark 10:35-45

Mark 10:35-45

1. Let us mark the ignorance of our Lord's disciples.
2. Let us mark what praise our Lord bestows on lowliness, and devotion to the good of others.
3. Let us mark the language which our Lord uses in speaking of His own death.

"But let us not, like them, forget that there is a cross to be borne by every Christian, and that "through much tribulation we must enter into the kingdom of God." (Acts 14:22.) Let us not, like them, be over-confident in our own strength, and forward in professing that we can do anything that Christ requires. Let us, in short, beware of a boastful spirit, when we first begin to run the Christian course. If we remember this, it may save us many humbling falls."

"[True greatness] consists in devoting ourselves, body, and soul, and spirit to the blessed work of making our fellow men more holy and more happy...Let us strive to leave the world better, holier, happier than it was when we were born."

"When He died, He died for us. When He suffered, He suffered in our stead. When He hung on the cross, He hung there as our Substitute. When His blood flowed, it was the price of our souls. Let all who trust in Christ take comfort in the thought that they build on a sure foundation."

Questions:

1. Are we regularly/daily aware of the truth: be careful if you think you stand lest you fall? It is only when we walk humbly with God that we will be kept from many falls.

2. Do we watch and pray against self-esteem? Can we rejoice when a brother or sister is honored and we are not, or do we envy their attention?

3. Do we simply agree with this teaching that we are called to be servants of all, or is their evidence that we believe it? Are we giving ourselves body, mind, and soul, to make those around us holy and happy?

4. Do we believe that Christ has paid our debt in our place on the cross? Does this truth give us joy and cause us to serve others as we have been served?