Mark 14:26-31

Mark 14:26-31

1. We see how well our Lord foreknew the weakness and infirmity of His disciples.
2. We see how much comfort professing Christians may miss by carelessness and inattention.
3. We see how much ignorant self-confidence may sometimes be found in the hearts of professing Christians.

"He knew what they were before conversion--wicked, guilty, and defiled; yet He loved them. He knows what they will be after conversion--weak, erring, and frail; yet He loves them."

"Let us pray for a quick understanding in hearing and reading God's word. Let us search into every part of it, and not lose any precious truth in it for lack of care. So doing, we shall lay up a good foundation against the time to come, and in sorrow and sickness be found armed."

"There is far more wickedness in all our hearts than we know. We never can tell how far we might fall, if once placed in temptation. There is no degree of sin into which the greatest saint may not run, if he is not held up by the grace of God, and if he does not watch and pray."

Questions:

1. Do we have a realistic view of the people of God? When sin takes place in the church, are we surprised or are we reminded that the church is more of a hospital than a museum? Do we believe God is patient and merciful toward sinners?

2. Do we read the Bible and its precious truths as if they are life and peace and seek to store them up as if our lives depend on it, or do we read, close, and forget?

3. Are we arrogant thinking that we are immune to sin or do we walk in humility, being careful if we think we stand, lest we fall?