Lesson 5286

 (Lesson 5286)(07-27-26) Mark 14:12-16 

   “And the first day of unleavened bread, when they killed the passover, his disciples said unto him, Where wilt thou that we go and prepare that thou mayest eat the passover? And he sendeth forth two of his disciples, and saith unto them, Go ye into the city, and there shall meet you a man bearing a pitcher of water: follow him. And wheresoever he shall go in, say ye to the goodman of the house, The Master saith, Where is the guestchamber, where I shall eat the passover with my disciples? And he will shew you a large upper room furnished and prepared: there make ready for us. And his disciples went forth, and came into the city, and found as he had said unto them: and they made ready the passover.” 

 

    Today’s quote tells us that on the first day of the Feast of Unleavened Bread, Jesus sent two disciples into Jerusalem with instructions to find the reserved place where they would eat the Passover meal. ~

Lesson 5284

 (Lesson 5284)(07-26-26) Mark 14:10-11 

   “And Judas Iscariot, one of the twelve, went unto the chief priests, to betray him unto them. And when they heard it, they were glad, and promised to give him money. And he sought how he might conveniently betray him.” 

 

    In today’s quote, Judas Iscariot, one of Jesus's twelve apostles, went to the chief priests to betray Jesus into their hands. Glad to hear his offer, the leaders of the Jews promised to pay him money, prompting Judas to determine a convenient opportunity to hand Jesus over to those who would soon have Him crucified. ~

Lesson 5283

 (Lesson 5283)(07-25-26) Mark 14:1-9 

   “After two days was the feast of the passover, and of unleavened bread: and the chief priests and the scribes sought how they might take him by craft, and put him to death. But they said, Not on the feast day, lest there be an uproar of the people. And being in Bethany in the house of Simon the leper, as he sat at meat, there came a woman having an alabaster box of ointment of spikenard very precious; and she brake the box, and poured it on his head. And there were some that had indignation within themselves, and said, Why was this waste of the ointment made? For it might have been sold for more than three hundred pence, and have been given to the poor. And they murmured against her. And Jesus said, Let her alone; why trouble ye her? she hath wrought a good work on me. For ye have the poor with you always, and whensoever ye will ye may do them good: but me ye have not always. She hath done what she could: she is come aforehand to anoint my body to the burying. Verily I say unto you, Wheresoever this gospel shall be preached throughout the whole world, this also that she hath done shall be spoken of for a memorial of her.” 

 

     Today’s quote relates that, as the leaders of the Jews secretly plotted to execute Jesus without setting off a public riot, a woman in Bethany honored Jesus by pouring costly perfumed ointment over his head. When Judas criticized the gesture as wasteful, Jesus defended her, explaining that she was anointing His body in advance for His upcoming burial and commanded that what she had done for Him be told wherever, and whenever the gospel is preached. When is the last time you heard your preacher mention that woman and the act that she performed for our Savior? 

Lesson 5283

 (Lesson 5283)(07-24-26) Mark 13:31-37 

   “Heaven and earth shall pass away: but my words shall not pass away. But of that day and that hour knoweth no man, no, not the angels which are in heaven, neither the Son, but the Father. Take ye heed, watch and pray: for ye know not when the time is. For the Son of Man is as a man taking a far journey, who left his house, and gave authority to his servants, and to every man his work, and commanded the porter to watch. Watch ye therefore: for ye know not when the master of the house cometh, at even, or at midnight, or at the cockcrowing, or in the morning: Lest coming suddenly he find you sleeping. And what I say unto you I say unto all, Watch.” 

 

    In today’s quote, Jesus emphasized that His words are permanent, outlasting heaven and earth, but noted that no one except God the Father knows the exact timing of His return. Using the illustration of a homeowner who goes on a journey and assigns tasks to his servants, Jesus commands His followers to stay alert, be diligent, and spiritually prepared so they are not caught unprepared when He returns. ~