March 8, 2020: SOAP #3748:  Deuteronomy 7-9; Mark 15

Scripture:  Mark (NIV) 15:1 Very early in the morning, the chief priests, with the elders, the teachers of the law and the whole Sanhedrin, reached a decision. They bound Jesus, led him away and turned him over to Pilate. …
46 So Joseph bought some linen cloth, took down the body, wrapped it in the linen, and placed it in a tomb cut out of rock. Then he rolled a stone against the entrance of the tomb. 47 Mary Magdalene and Mary the mother of Joses saw where he was laid.

Observation:  What a chapter!  Verse 1 begins early in the morning; verse 47 ends at night with the body of Jesus laid in the tomb.   It contains the whole of Jesus trial and crucifixion.

The whole chapter can be read in less than 5 minutes, yet it covers his trial, His suffering on the cross from 9:00 am until his death at 3:00 pm, and His burial.

Application:   As I thought about this chapter, other things came to mind that I can read about in a few minutes yet take hours, days, years, and longer to happen.  Then the Lord brought to my mind about heaven and hell.  I can quickly read over passages about the blessedness of heaven or the wretchedness of hell in a few minutes and quickly forget about them as I move through my day…BUT they last for eternity!

Prayer:  Heavenly Father, thank you for ETERNAL salvation!  Thank you for making a way to escape the deserved agony of eternity in hell.  Thank you for making a way to be assured of spending eternity in Your presence!  I acknowledged my sin to you; I believe your willingness to forgive me, and I confess you as my Lord.  I walk into the future with my greatest desire to please you. Amen

Pastor Leon
Making friends for time and eternity!