Episode 200: Mark 8

Today's meditation is on Mark Chapter 8

While Jesus walked this earth, it was obvious that he was full of compassion for others. He had compassion for the hurt, the lost, the sick, the hungry... His heart went out to those in need. 

He also demonstrated the ability to take what seemed to be little and turn it into more than enough. God still does this today. He takes what seems to be insignificant, and uses it to fill needs and fulfill his purposes here on earth. 

There is a lesson of gratitude in the feeding of the 4,000. Jesus took what clearly was not enough in the natural, thanked God for it, blessed it, and it became more than enough. 

The God who could feed thousands with seven loaves of bread and a few small fish and have seven large baskets of leftovers, is still the God who multiplies today. I am grateful for what I have, and he multiplies it and turns it into more than enough.

But I do not ask for miraculous signs as proof of God's authority. In truth, there are miracles all around me. Life itself is a miracle. And God's Word is the only proof I need. His Word is truth.

He has opened my ears to hear and my eyes to see clearly so that I can see things, not merely from a human point of view, but from God's view. 

I am a follower of Christ. For him, I have completely disowned and given up my own way. I am willing to take up his cross and experience it as my own as I continually surrender to his ways. I do not try to hang onto my own way of life. There is nothing but death and loss there. I willingly give up my life for his sake and for the sake of the Gospel, and in so doing, I continually experience true life. It wouldn't benefit me to gain the wealth and power of the world at the cost of my own life. There is nothing more valuable to me than my own soul. 

I am not ashamed of the Gospel of Christ. He has restored my soul. He is my Champion, my Lord and my Savior. 

Until next time, be blessed and be a blessing.

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