{"id":24487,"date":"2022-12-23T22:00:44","date_gmt":"2022-12-24T05:00:44","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ocbf.ca\/2019\/mark-11_1-11-copy\/"},"modified":"2022-12-06T17:52:32","modified_gmt":"2022-12-07T00:52:32","slug":"mark-11_12-19","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/ocbf.ca\/2019\/mark-11_12-19\/","title":{"rendered":"Jesus\u2019 Heart for His House"},"content":{"rendered":"

Mark 11:12-19 \u00a0 Click here for Bible Verses<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n

Hi GAMErs!<\/p>\n

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Today\u2019s passage is Mark 11:12-19.\u00a0 Let\u2019s go!<\/p>\n

Mark 11:12-14 (NIV)<\/strong>
\n12\u00a0<\/sup>\u00a0The next day as they were leaving Bethany, Jesus was hungry.
\n13\u00a0<\/sup>\u00a0Seeing in the distance a fig tree in leaf, he went to find out if it had any fruit. When he reached it, he found nothing but leaves, because it was not the season for figs.
\n14\u00a0<\/sup>\u00a0Then he said to the tree, “May no one ever eat fruit from you again.” And his disciples heard him say it.<\/em><\/p>\n

On verses 12-14:\u00a0 We will see the fall out of this in verse 20.\u00a0 In the meantime, we can learn a few things from these verses:<\/p>\n

– In the first centuries of the church, history shows that some people had more of an issue with whether Jesus was human than whether Jesus was divine.\u00a0 The fact that Jesus was hungry in verse 12 shows that Jesus was human.<\/p>\n

– Was it fair for Jesus to curse the fig tree for not bearing fruit when it was not the season for bearing fruit (v13)?\u00a0 The fact is: Jesus is sovereign.\u00a0 He can do whatever he wants.\u00a0 Perhaps a lesson here is that God\u00a0always wants us to bear fruit, in any season or circumstance (e.g. see Jeremiah 17:8).\u00a0 What kind of fruit?\u00a0 The fruit of the Spirit (Galatians 5:22-23) and the fruit of praise (Hebrews 13:15).<\/strong><\/p>\n

Mark 11:15-19 (NIV)<\/strong>
\n15\u00a0<\/sup>\u00a0On reaching Jerusalem, Jesus entered the temple area and began driving out those who were buying and selling there. He overturned the tables of the money changers and the benches of those selling doves,
\n16\u00a0<\/sup>\u00a0and would not allow anyone to carry merchandise through the temple courts.
\n17\u00a0<\/sup>\u00a0And as he taught them, he said, “Is it not written: “‘My house will be called a house of prayer for all nations’? But you have made it ‘a den of robbers.'”
\n18\u00a0<\/sup>\u00a0The chief priests and the teachers of the law heard this and began looking for a way to kill him, for they feared him, because the whole crowd was amazed at his teaching.
\n19\u00a0<\/sup>\u00a0When evening came, they went out of the city.<\/em><\/p>\n

On verses 15-19:\u00a0 Jesus was disturbed by the injustices he saw happening in the temple.\u00a0 People were being ripped off financially when they came to the temple.\u00a0 For example, the temple leadership had become known for rejecting the animals that people brought to sacrifice at the temple, requiring them instead to buy the temple\u2019s pre-approved animals at exorbitant prices.\u00a0 Also, because worshipers would come from distant countries, the merchants did not want to be dealing in different currencies, so the temple set up a currency exchange where you could convert your own country\u2019s money into the money used at the temple.\u00a0 The problem was that the temple would use an inflated exchange rate, charging an extra fee equal to as much as a day\u2019s wages just to convert the money.<\/p>\n

So in at least two ways, the chief priests were ripping off worshippers when they came to church.\u00a0 It\u2019s no wonder Jesus called the temple a den of robbers.<\/p>\n

In addition to amazing people with his unorthodox teaching, Jesus was now disturbing the peace and the profits of the temple.\u00a0 So the chief priests and teachers of the law start looking for a way to eliminate him (v18).<\/p>\n

What can we learn from this?<\/p>\n

1.\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0<\/strong>Jesus values fair business practices, whether in the church or outside of it.\u00a0 Jesus wants His church \u2013 including you and me \u2013 to do business with integrity.\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n

2.\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0Jesus is Lord of the temple.\u00a0<\/strong>\u00a0If Jesus was just a guest in the temple, you would think, \u201cHow dare this guy come in and cause such a raucous?\u201d\u00a0 But if Jesus is the owner of the temple, then Jesus has every right and motivation to protect his house from robbers.\u00a0 In fact it would be strange for him not to.\u00a0 This was Jesus doing pest control and armed security to protect his house.<\/p>\n

Since we too \u2013 both individually and collectively \u2013 are God\u2019s temple (1 Corinthians 3:16; 6:19-20), may Jesus have His way with us.\u00a0 May we not think it strange when Jesus wants to make changes in our lives.\u00a0 If He is Lord and master of the house, He has every right to do so.<\/p>\n

Jesus, You are master of this house called my life.\u00a0 May this house be a house of prayer.\u00a0 May You be glorified in Your house.\u00a0 In Jesus\u2019 name, AMEN!<\/em><\/p>\n<\/div><\/section><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Hi GAMErs!<\/p>\n

Today\u2019s passage is Mark 11:12-19.\u00a0 Let\u2019s go!<\/p>\n

Mark 11:12-14 (NIV)
\n12\u00a0\u00a0The next day as they were leaving Bethany, Jesus was hungry.
\n13\u00a0\u00a0Seeing in the distance a fig tree in leaf, he went to find out if it had any fruit. When he reached it, he found nothing but leaves, because it was not the season for figs.
\n14\u00a0\u00a0Then he said to the tree, “May no one ever eat fruit from you again.” And his disciples heard him say it.
\n\u00a0
\nOn verses 12-14:\u00a0 We will see the fall out of this in verse 20.\u00a0 In the meantime, we can learn a few things from these verses:
\n\u00a0
\n– In the first centuries of the church, history shows that some people had more of an issue with whether Jesus was human than whether Jesus was divine.\u00a0 The fact that Jesus was hungry in verse 12 shows that Jesus was human.
\n\u00a0
\n– Was it fair for Jesus to curse the fig tree for not bearing fruit when it was not the season for bearing fruit (v13)?\u00a0 The fact is: Jesus is sovereign.\u00a0 He can do whatever he wants.\u00a0 Perhaps a lesson here is that God\u00a0always wants us to bear fruit, in any season or circumstance (e.g. see Jeremiah 17:8).\u00a0 What kind of fruit?\u00a0 The fruit of the Spirit (Galatians 5:22-23) and the fruit of praise (Hebrews 13:15).\u00a0
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