“Again he sent them another slave, and they wounded him in the head, and treated him shamefully. And he sent another, and that one they killed; and so with many others, beating some and killing others” (Mark 12:4-5).
The amount of legitimized thievery that happens in our day is appalling. From the miser who relies upon others to provide, to the large companies that wantonly take from those who do not have, our world legitimizes thievery shrouded in excuses. We are stolen from each day by those who take for themselves. We should respond neither with envy nor anger, but with a desire to seek to become faithful.
Lord, You know that I cannot correct others in those places of avarice and greed, but I can deal with what You give me. Teach me my part in this life. Help me to live according to Your word knowing that You are creating in me a right spirit. Even if I am the only one doing so, help me to hold fast and do what is right and true. Guide me according to Your will and help me to not follow the will of this world.
Lord Jesus, I need to be saved. You know where the infection of this world has taken hold of my heart. You know those places where my attitude needs to be changed. Take from me the excuses and claims of inability to be a willing servant at every time and in every place. Guide me to grow in Your likeness and listen to Your leading by the power of the Holy Spirit. Lead me to the place of living faithfully. Amen.
My Bible at Mark 11:6-7 is not what you say it is:
Mark 11:6-7
6 “He told them, “Go and see what has been done.” They went and found a colt outside the street, tied at a doorway. As they untied it, 7 some people standing there asked, “What are you doing, untying that colt?”
Good catch. I spoke with the author. It should be Chapter 12. I found it at Mark 12:4-5.
My mistake. When changing from one chapter to the next, I sometimes get lost in thinking about the devotion and my brain remembers the number of the previous chapter. It is chapter 12. My mistake. I try to catch these things, but sometimes it slips through. If you look at the cadence of the devotions, you will see how it goes one verse to the next.