How determined are you to complete your mission?
“And they will mock him and spit on him, and flog him and kill him. And after three days he will rise.” Mark 10:34.
Lord Jesus,
Enlarge our imaginations
so that we might walk with you
on the day you told your disciples
this alarming news.
You were marching resolutely toward Jerusalem,
toward your certain suffering and death.
Your face was “set like a flint” (Isaiah 50:7),
unwavering as you headed toward your final destination.
Your followers were both “amazed” and “afraid,”
maybe because you had twice before told them
what would happen in Jerusalem (Mark 10:32; 8:31; 9:31).
Lord Jesus, enliven our hearts
that we might be amazed again—
amazed that you moved on toward your mission,
knowing what you knew—
that your opponents would mock you
and spit on you
and flog you
and kill you;
amazed that because you willingly endured this suffering,
we have full forgiveness for our sins;
amazed that you rose from the dead
and that by believing in you we are raised to new life.
In your amazing name. Amen.
Read Mark 10:32-34; Mark 8:31; Mark 9:31; Isaiah 50:7.
