Day 98 - (Today’s Bible readings: 2 Chronicles 22:1-12; Psalm 91; Luke 10:25-37)
TUESDAY OF HOLY WEEK
According to St . Mark Jesus was very busy on the Tuesday of Holy Week.
Jesus concluded His lesson on the withered fig tree with encouragement to forgive. “And whenever you stand praying, forgive, if you have anything against anyone, so that your Father also who is in heaven may forgive you your trespasses.” (Mark 11:25)
He put the chief priests and the scribes and the elders in their place with this conclusion: “Neither will I tell you by what authority I do these things.” (Mark 11:33b)
He taught the parable of the tenants (Mark12:1-12)
He set the people straight on the payment of taxes. (Mark 12:13-17) 17 Jesus said to them, “Render to Caesar the things that are Caesar's, and to God the things that are God's.”
He lets us in on some more aspects of the resurrection (Mark 12:18-27).
“25 For when they rise from the dead, they neither marry nor are given in marriage, but are like angels in heaven.”
He helps us understand what is the most important commandment (Mark 12:28-34) “The most important is, ‘Hear, O Israel: The Lord our God, the Lord is one. 30 And you shall love the Lord your God with all your heart and with all your soul and with all your mind and with all your strength.’ 31 The second is this: ‘You shall love your neighbor as yourself.’ There is no other commandment greater than these.”
He extolled the faith of a poor yet committed widow (Mark 12:41-44) “43 Truly, I say to you, this poor widow has put in more than all those who are contributing to the offering box. 44 For they all contributed out of their abundance, but she out of her poverty has put in everything she had, all she had to live on.”
He gave us signs of the end. (Mark 13:3-36) “13 But the one who endures to the end will be saved.” “37 And what I say to you I say to all: Stay awake.”
Yes, there is much for us to learn from our Jesus as He makes His way to Calvary.
Thank You, Lord Jesus, for teaching me so much on Tuesday of Holy Week. I thank You even more for being with me right now and for teaching me to trust in You. Amen.
Pastor David Paape
“Your word is a lamp to my feet and a light to my path” (Psalm 119:105 ), is the theme for this three-year journey through the entire Old Testament once (the Psalms - twice yearly), and the New Testament twice. There will be daily readings from the O.T., Psalms and the N.T. Special days on the church calendar will be highlighted with appropriate readings. This calendar has been compiled by representatives of the Lutheran Church of Canada, the North American Lutheran Church and the Lutheran Church – Missouri Synod. Please click this link for the daily reading calendar:
https://blogs.lcms.org/2017/lcms-lcc-and-nalc-compile-three-year-schedule-of-daily-bible-readings
Then scroll down to 2020 Bible Reading Calendar and download it if you so wish. The “assigned” daily readings will appear on a daily basis in this blog. May the Lord bless your meditation upon His precious life-giving Word!
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