Mark 11 : 1 - 11
Our Lord triumphantly enters Jerusalem on a donkey.
That does not sound right does it? A king riding on a donkey.
We talked about challenging tradition in previous chapters and in this one again
we are challenged as tradition would require a more statuesque entrance for a King
and Lord. Our Lord is humble and had no selfishness in Him.
In Him we have been saved by grace alone and we cannot boast.
Our Lord is our example of the life the Father desires for us. It does not matter what
we have, or who we are, There is nothing we can do on our own strength therefore we are
to be humble and serve one another in every way.
We are studying the character of our Lord so that we may know Him and be like Him in our
own lives.
Mark 11 : 12 - 14
Our Lord curses a tree because it bore no fruit and He was hungry.
This passage confuses me, it is not explained and I am not sure what it means.
Does it mean if we dont bear fruit we will be cursed?
According to scripture we are nolonger under the curse for we have chosen the life in our Lord and Saviour.
Mark 11 : 15 - 19
Our Lord clears out the temple and begins to teach.
“Is it not written, ‘My house shall be called a house of prayer for all nations’?
But you have made it a ‘den of thieves.
All scripture is for teaching and correcting. The Bible is a mirror and as read this scripture two things jump
out for me. We are to pray for all nations, the house of the Lord is a missionary base.
Let us be vigilant to never loose sight of the purpose and serve our own selfish desires in the name of the Lord.
Mark 11 : 20 - 26
The disciples are astonished that our Lord had the power to make a tree bear no fruit.
His reply is not what I would expect. He tells them to have faith in the Father for anyone who has faith in the
Father and asks Him for anything He will give it to Him. He goes on to say that a pure heart is necessary for the Father to reveal His power through us.
I was confused above but maybe the Lord withered the tree to teach the disciples and us that the Father is
powerful over all and in Him we also have the same power.
Mark 11 : 27 - 31
Our Lord's authority over all; sin, sickness, demons, and all nature is challenged.
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