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Wednesday, December 31, 2008
Go Into All the World
[Some of the oldest and best Greek manuscripts of the Gospel
of Mark end the book after the previous verse.] Jesus rose
from death early on the first day of the week. Jesus showed
himself first to Mary from Magdala. One time in the past,
Jesus had forced seven demons to leave Mary. After Mary saw
Jesus, she went and told his followers. His followers were
very sad and were crying. But Mary told them that Jesus was
alive. Mary said that she had seen Jesus. But the followers
did not believe her. Later, Jesus showed himself to two
followers while they were walking in the country. But Jesus
did not look the same as before he was killed. These
followers went back to the other followers and told them what
happened. Again, the followers did not believe them. Later
Jesus showed himself to the eleven followers while they were
eating. Jesus criticized the followers because they had
little faith. They were stubborn and refused to believe the
people that said Jesus had risen from death. Jesus said to
the followers, "Go everywhere in the world. Tell the Good
News to every person. Any person that believes and is
baptized will be saved. But the person that does not believe
will be judged guilty. And the people that believe will be
able to do these things as proof: They will use my name to
force demons out of people. They will speak in languages they
never learned. Those people will hold snakes without being
hurt. And those people will drink poison without being hurt.
Those people will touch sick people, and the sick people will
be healed." After the Lord Jesus said these things to the
followers, he was carried up into heaven. There, Jesus sat at
the right side of God. The followers went everywhere in the
world and told the Good News to people. And the Lord helped
them. The Lord proved that the Good News they told people was
true. He proved this by giving the followers power to do
miracles.
-- Mark 16:9-20 (ERV)
KEY THOUGHT:
What an incredibly wonderful message. Jesus begins as a nobody in a
little-regarded place working with insignificant people and changes the
world. As powerful a story as this is, we must remember that the story
and the power are not ended. Jesus is still looking for people the
world regards as insignificant and uses them to change the world. How
can he do this? Because he is the Christ, the Son of God, who chose to
minister in Galilee and the surrounding area, to be crucified in
Jerusalem, and to be raised from the dead and reign over all the earth.
Let's commit to joining him in his work of transforming the world by
God's grace.
TODAY'S PRAYER:
As I end this year, dear Father, I want to thank you for the ways you
have touched my heart and used my life. However, dear God, I fervently
pray that you will use me in this coming year in ways I cannot imagine.
I want to be part of your work of changing the world. Please wholly use
my life until you call me home. In Jesus' name I pray. Amen.
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