Tuesday, 11 October 2011

Commentary on Mark 8:35 - 38


!±8± Commentary on Mark 8:35 - 38

These lines, at the end of Mark 8 are some of the last teachings of Jesus to his disciples. Jesus knew what was happening to himself and to his disciples that happen in the near future, and we can draw some lessons from his teaching.

35 For whosoever will save his life will lose it, but whoever loses his life for my sake and the gospel will save it.
36 For what profit a man if he gains the whole world and lose his own soul?
37 Or what can theThe man give in exchange for his soul?
38 Those who are ashamed of me and now my words in this adulterous and sinful generation, of him shall the Son of Man be ashamed when he comes in his Father's glory with the holy angels.

Every time I read verses 35 and 36, I am reminded of the writings of Solomon in Ecclesiastes. In short, Solomon had everything a man could want more. He was very intelligent, had immense wealth, was the most powerful man in the world, hadwomen everywhere, and still he was miserable.

Solomon talks about how he decided to try just about everything to find happiness. In the end, he says everything was only vanity. But in all of this, Solomon says that he never lost his wisdom. I believe this means that he knew that what he was doing was in vain, but he did it anyway!

Doesn't this sound like America? We rush, rush, rush after what we believe will please us knowing that in the end, even if we get it what we want, we will not be happy because we just want more.

Verse 38 is an interesting verse. Someone with children explained it to me this way. He said he was very proud of his kids. No matter where he went, he wanted to talk about what his kids were doing. If anyone ever talked about their kids, he always had a story to tell as well.

But he also wanted his kids to be proud of him. He loved when they bragged on him and when they told others about how good a dad he was.

I think this is the way Jesus is. He wants to be proud of us, and He wants us to be proud of Him. He wants to be able to introduce us in person to the Father with joy when eternity comes. We don't want to hear Jesus say, "Yeah, this is Bob. He is saved but never really did much on earth. He didn't try to get to know Me, and he certainly didn't tell anyone about Me." We want to hear Jesus say, "Welcome, thy good and faithful servant. Enter now into the joys of My kingdom."


Commentary on Mark 8:35 - 38

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