King James Bible Daily Devotion – Learning
Scripture One Day At A Time
Date: Monday,
October 19, 2015
Chapters: Mark 13-14
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Message
Title: Keep
Watching For Jesus

Hello My Friend,

Sacrifice,
surrender something of value for the purpose of gaining something
more desirable or preventing some kind of evil. Since God is the God
of the living, we are to present ourselves as a living sacrifice to
Him. In other words we are to take the most valuable thing that we
have, life, and give it to Him. No, we are not to die for God, we are
to give our lives for the purpose of gaining something more
desirable, the Kingdom of God. “I beseech you
therefore, brethren, by the mercies of God, that ye present your
bodies a living sacrifice, holy, acceptable unto God, which is your
reasonable service. And be not conformed to this world: but be ye
transformed by the renewing of your mind, that ye may prove what is
that good, and acceptable, and perfect, will of God.” -
Romans 12:1,2.

The news that Jesus gave in the temple
about destroying the temple in three days had left many people with
questions, including His disciples. As they walk out of the temple,
they wondered when it would happen, and of course, Jesus was
referring to His own body as He would be soon captured. However, He
does give them some insight to the tribulation and end of the world.
He leaves them with one clue, watch. “And
except that the Lord had shortened those days, no flesh should be
saved: but for the elect's sake, whom he hath chosen, he hath
shortened the days. And then if any man shall say to you, Lo, here is
Christ; or, lo, he is there; believe him not: For false Christs and
false prophets shall rise, and shall shew signs and wonders, to
seduce, if it were possible, even the elect. But take ye heed:
behold, I have foretold you all things. 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.” - Mark 13:20-23,35-37.

“And
except that the Lord had shortened those days” Christ
could have come already, but He's waiting to give all a chance to
know Him. Israel has rejected Him and still today they suffer, but
there will come a time when they too will finally accept Him, and a
remnant will be saved. The tribulation is coming quicker than we
think, in fact, many things are coming to pass as we speak. Religious
apostasy, wars, rumors of wars, fighting among nations, and natural
disasters, these are all signs that the tribulation is fast
approaching. We must be prepared, and the best way is being that
living sacrifice we need to be so we are ready and alert for His
coming. “The Lord is not slack concerning his
promise, as some men count slackness; but is longsuffering to
us-ward, not willing that any should perish, but that all should come
to repentance. But the day of the Lord will come as a thief in the
night; in the which the heavens shall pass away with a great noise,
and the elements shall melt with fervent heat, the earth also and the
works that are therein shall be burned up.” - 2 Peter
3:9,10.

Being a living sacrifice for God is not about
following a set of rules, keeping ourselves locked up in a corner, or
not enjoying the life that He gave us, it's about the new life that
Christ gives as we conform to Him, not the world. We must never
forget the sacrifice He made to save us from a burning, fiery hell,
He didn't just give His life, He was beaten and maimed for our sins,
not His. As the time fast approaches for Jesus to be betrayed, He
gathers His disciples for one last passover feast. As Jesus blessed
the food, He did something else. “And as they
did eat, Jesus took bread, and blessed, and brake it, and gave to
them, and said, Take, eat: this is my
body. And he took the cup, and when
he had given thanks, he gave it to them: and they all drank of it.
And he said unto them, This is my
blood of the new testament, which is shed for many. Verily I say unto
you, I will drink no more of the fruit of the vine, until that day
that I drink it new in the kingdom of God.
And when they had sung an hymn, they went out into the mount of
Olives.” - Mark 14:22-26.

“This
is my blood of the new testament, which is shed for many.”
Jesus appointed the Lord's Supper to be a reminder and memorial of
His blood, that was shed for establishing His new covenant, in which
all who believe in Him should not perish, but have everlasting life.
Jesus shed His blood for all, but He only saves those who believe in
and receive Him. “And as it is appointed unto
men once to die, but after this the judgment: So Christ was once
offered to bear the sins of many; and unto them that look for him
shall he appear the second time without sin unto salvation.”
- Hebrews 9:27,28.

When Jesus knew the hour was coming for
Him to give His life He went to pray. He knew what had to be done,
but He was sorrowful and weary since He was here in the flesh. “And
he taketh with him Peter and James and John, and began to be sore
amazed, and to be very heavy; And saith unto them, My
soul is exceeding sorrowful unto death: tarry ye here, and watch.
And he went forward a little, and fell on the ground, and prayed
that, if it were possible, the hour might pass from him. And he said, Abba, Father, all things are possible
unto thee; take away this cup from me: nevertheless not what I will,
but what thou wilt. And he cometh,
and findeth them sleeping, and saith unto Peter, Simon,
sleepest thou? couldest not thou watch one hour? Watch ye and pray,
lest ye enter into temptation. The spirit truly is ready, but the
flesh is weak.” - Mark
14:33-38.

“Couldest
not thou watch one hour?” When we take our eyes off
Jesus even for a second that is when the devil comes and temptation
begins. The flesh is weak, we get tired, weary, scared, lonely, and
unless we are walking in the Spirit of God the flesh will take over
and that is how we not only lose sight of Jesus, but fall into
temptation. “This I say then, Walk in the
Spirit, and ye shall not fulfil the lust of the flesh. For the flesh
lusteth against the Spirit, and the Spirit against the flesh: and
these are contrary the one to the other: so that ye cannot do the
things that ye would. But if ye be led of the Spirit, ye are not
under the law.” - Galatians 5:16-18.

Today's
Prayer: Jesus, I will never forget the state I was in
before I truly understood what Your death on the cross meant. You not
only saved me from the pits of hell and death, You saved me from the
life I was living, a life that was quickly bringing me to death
myself. Lord, I want to be a living sacrifice for You, I want to be a
witness and example of the amazing life that all can have by
accepting You as their Saviour. I know my flesh is weak, I have
failed so much when I was weary and stopped watching You, but You are
always there to pick me up and get me going again. Lord, keep my eyes
on You, when I am weak keep me praying so the devil has no cause to
tempt me. In You name, Jesus I pray, amen.

God Bless You,
I am praying for you,
Christina

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