Sun.’s Devo -Help Us to See

Read: Leviticus 19:1-20:21; Mark 8:11-38; Psalm 42:1-11; Proverbs 10:17 In Romans 7:12 Paul said that the law is holy, just and good. He went on to say that the law was spiritual and was to point out how detrimental sin was, leading to death. The only hope was the Spirit of life in Jesus Christ which makes us free from the law of sin and death. *** God said that the must be holy because He was holy. Then he explained what holiness looked like by his standards. They were to honor their parents, put their trust in the Lord and not idols, and offer peace offerings willfully. They were to treat all people rich or poor with the same justice and fairness. *** This meant that you stop slander from spreading, stand up for those being threatened wrongly, and you confront someone who is in sin. You don’t seek revenge or bear grudges but choose to love as God loves. *** God hates mixture and commingling of blood, seed and sexes. He explained in detail what spiritual and physical idolatry looked like and its consequences. *** In Mark, the Pharisees kept demanding that Jesus show them a miraculous sign from heaven to prove his authority. This troubled Jesus deeply and he said he would not give this generation a sign since they missed all the signs he had already given them. *** Just like the Pharisees, the disciples missed the signs also. Jesus had proved to them over and over that he would meet their physical needs. He was the bread of life and they wouldn’t run out of bread, but they didn’t get it. *** It took two touches from Jesus for the blind man to see but he finally saw clearly. The disciples would eventually see clearly too but many the Phrarisees would never see. *** Jesus summed up what being a disciple was. It was someone willing to give up their own life for Jesus and follow him. Lord, may we have eyes to see, ears to hear and a heart to follow after You. May we willingly give up our lives to follow You.