March 25
“Who did no sin, neither was guile found in His mouth” (1 Peter 2:22).
In Mark 11:11 we have the account of the fifth visit of the Lord Jesus to Bethany. After He
had seen the condition of the temple, our Lord came back to Bethany (v. 11). That day He
had seen what was happening in Jerusalem in the temple. Before He could pour out His wrath
upon them He turned back to Bethany perhaps to share His burden with those there. As in
Genesis 18:17-22 God appeared to Abraham before He destroyed Sodom and Gomorrah,
saying, “How can I hide this great secret from my servant Abraham, because he is My friend.
At Jerusalem He had seen with His own eyes what was happening in the temple (Mark 11:17).
He had openly said that it had become a den of thieves. Such was the condition of the city.
As we begin to grow spiritually, we begin to know what it means to have partnership with the
Lord. As was the condition of the people in the day of Malachi 1:6,7, so it was then, and as
the Lord Jesus went about with His disciples, He could see the priests offering polluted
sacrifices (v. 8).
The Lord Jesus was found without sin, for He had no sin. He was perfectly blameless in
thought, word and deed. To foreshow His moral perfection, the people had to offer an animal
without blemish, and the priest was supposed to examine the animal before it was sacrificed.
Otherwise, there was no value in the sacrifice. God was foreshowing how for their own
salvation somebody had to be offered on their behalf without blemish.
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March 24 | Daily Bread
March 24
“Blessed is He that cometh in the name of the Lord” (Mark 11:9).
This forth entry of our Lord Jesus into Jerusalem from Bethany was on a colt and showed that
He was entering as a King. First of all, we have to enthrone Him as King in our hearts, then
in the family and lastly in the Church. Then only can we go with boldness and authority to
preach the Gospel because we have the heavenly King enthroned within us.
Only when we give the Gospel with full authority and purity and in all humility can there be
any results. We see in Mark 11:8 what great joy began from Bethany and continued into
Jerusalem.
Though Bethany was a small village joy came from that place. It is with a small remnant that
the Lord will accomplish His purposes these days. Though we are few in number God can do
great things through us if we keep humble and obedient. There should be wholehearted and
implicit obedience without questioning. Do what He commands you to do. We find that when
certain of them nearby asked the disciples what they were doing (Mark 11:4) loosing the colt,
they replied that Jesus wanted it, so they let it go. So whatever the Lord demands of you give
it quickly and willingly and joyfully and you will find the secret of His power for a triumphant
life, a happy home and a living Church.