Mark 8:11-13
The Pharisees came forward and began to argue with Jesus, seeking from him a sign from heaven to test him. He sighed from the depth of his spirit and said, "Why does this generation seek a sign? Amen, I say to you, no sign will be given to this generation." Then he left them, got into the boat again, and went off to the other shore.
Dawg's thought:
Today's prayer intention is in thanksgiving for my mother, and for a special blessing for her.
I often wonder how many times I've been the obstacle in allowing God to work in me. I'm not thinking over a lifetime, though. I'm thinking just in this past day.
So many times, I want Jesus to be a mighty King according to my own expectations of what a king should be. So many times, this has been an obstacle to allowing Him to be the Mighty King, Who lived as One like us, and Who knew, understood, and redeemed human suffering. Suffering is not my expectation of what a King should experience.
Yet, He did.
In my own times when I am an obstacle, it is often in the light of my own suffering. Praise God that He suffered so that in my own suffering, I can allow His grace to work in me.
Hopefully, the more I submit to Him, Who suffered, the more I will be less of an obstacle to His grace. Take care and God Bless.
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