Mark 1:1-2 "The beginning of the gospel
of Jesus Christ, the Son of God; (2) As it is written in the
prophets, Behold, I send my messenger before thy face, which shall prepare thy
way before thee."
We begin a study of the book of Mark. I do not intend to do a verse by verse study; rather, an overall view of the life of Jesus according to that which was written by Mark.
Mark begins his account of the Gospel as it should be began, in "the beginning." That sounds so simple, but I do not mean it to be as elementary as it sounds. In verse one, Mark is establishing the Gospel of Jesus Christ was began back with the prophets of old. We know Jesus Christ can be seen on every page of both the New Testament and the Old Testament. In the writings of Moses, David, and all the prophets, we can see glimpses of our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ. We saw Him throughout the writings of the Psalms. We can see Him on the very first page of the Scriptures. "In the beginning God created the heaven and the earth." The name of God in this passage is a plural word.
We might ask, how can that be? We believe in one true and living God. Right? Exactly! The one true and living God consists of the trinity, Father, Word (Son), and Holy Ghost (Spirit). We understand when the world was created, Jesus Christ was there in the trinity very active in the work of creation.
Why am I beginning this study of Mark with such thoughts concerning Jesus? It is most important to understand that Jesus did not begin on that night in Bethlehem's stable. He is the eternal Son of God. He is the Lamb of God that was ordained to be Savior, Lord, and King from before the foundation of the world. The things Jesus endured were not happenstance. His life was planned. His death was planned. His resurrection was planned. Our redemption was secured as the result of the efficient carrying out of God's plan from before the foundation of the world.
You are no accident in the family of God. We belong to Him because of His careful planning and carrying out of that plan to bring us to God through the shed blood of Jesus Christ. I conclude this devotion with the last thought from our study of the Psalms: "Let everything that hath breath praise the Lord."
We begin a study of the book of Mark. I do not intend to do a verse by verse study; rather, an overall view of the life of Jesus according to that which was written by Mark.
Mark begins his account of the Gospel as it should be began, in "the beginning." That sounds so simple, but I do not mean it to be as elementary as it sounds. In verse one, Mark is establishing the Gospel of Jesus Christ was began back with the prophets of old. We know Jesus Christ can be seen on every page of both the New Testament and the Old Testament. In the writings of Moses, David, and all the prophets, we can see glimpses of our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ. We saw Him throughout the writings of the Psalms. We can see Him on the very first page of the Scriptures. "In the beginning God created the heaven and the earth." The name of God in this passage is a plural word.
We might ask, how can that be? We believe in one true and living God. Right? Exactly! The one true and living God consists of the trinity, Father, Word (Son), and Holy Ghost (Spirit). We understand when the world was created, Jesus Christ was there in the trinity very active in the work of creation.
Why am I beginning this study of Mark with such thoughts concerning Jesus? It is most important to understand that Jesus did not begin on that night in Bethlehem's stable. He is the eternal Son of God. He is the Lamb of God that was ordained to be Savior, Lord, and King from before the foundation of the world. The things Jesus endured were not happenstance. His life was planned. His death was planned. His resurrection was planned. Our redemption was secured as the result of the efficient carrying out of God's plan from before the foundation of the world.
You are no accident in the family of God. We belong to Him because of His careful planning and carrying out of that plan to bring us to God through the shed blood of Jesus Christ. I conclude this devotion with the last thought from our study of the Psalms: "Let everything that hath breath praise the Lord."