The Lord Jesus Christ met Bartimaeus, a blind beggar, on the road out of Jericho. Bartimaeus certainly was blind but he knew his Bible and he knew too, that Jesus Christ, the Son of David, could heal the blind. He believed that Jesus of Nazareth was the Messiah so he cried out, ‘Jesus, thou Son of David, have mercy on me’. Jesus did have mercy for He never disappoints anyone who comes to Him in faith.
The Lord Jesus Christ gave His disciples three great lessons following a less than great request from James and John. They were: a beautiful statement of God’s covenant purpose, a patient re-statement of true Christian character, and a delightful confirmation of limited, substitutionary atonement. James’ and John’s request for pre-eminence was unfortunate but we can thank them for it in light of these blessed truths it elicited from the Saviour.
The Lord Jesus Christ went before His disciples as they travelled up to Jerusalem where He would be crucified. Such was the zeal of our Saviour that He must press on to meet the ‘due time’ for His suffering and death. The Lord is our Forerunner, our Intercessor and Mansion-builder and has gone before us to prepare the way that we might follow after Him confidently and with joy. 27 March 2022
The Lord Jesus Christ meets the Rich Young Ruler. This young man is eager for religion but grieved at the cost of spiritual life. He spends his life meticulously following God’s law only to discover he has never grasped its spiritual tenor and never felt the power of its curse. The Lord Jesus shows him that far from obeying the law from his youth, as he assumed, he has stumbled at the very first step and must obtain the righteousness of another if eternal life is to be enjoyed.
The Lord Jesus Christ calls us to come to Him as little children. When we do He embraces us in His arms, lays His hand upon us, and intercedes with His Father on our behalf.
The Lord Jesus Christ’s comments on divorce and remarriage went to the heart of man’s sinful condition. We act from the hardness of our hearts, we decide in our own self-interest. But God’s way is a better way, and in Jesus Christ sinners can find redemption, forgiveness and everlasting joy.
Our Lord Jesus Christ teaches His disciples and us about the horrors of hell that we all may know what God has saved us from, and what God has saved us to, by the death of our Saviour.
The Lord Jesus Christ reminds His disciples about God's elective purpose and the spiritual and eternal blessings that flow to all believers because they belong to Christ.
The Lord’s disciples failed to understand His teaching about His imminent suffering, death, resurrection and ascension and Mark says they were 'afraid to ask' for an explanation. The Lord, therefore, shows them His kingdom is not about greatness but about service, not about personal glory but about personal sacrifice and He Himself is our example.
The Lord Jesus Christ healed the son of a man struggling with faith. In doing so the Saviour teaches us all something about faith, and encourages us to cry with those in need, “Lord, I believe; help thou mine unbelief”.
Our Lord’s Transfiguration was a unique and glorious revelation of His glory and honour. By it we see His majesty, His supremacy, His sacrifice and His grace. By it we see Jesus only.
The Lord Jesus teaches His disciples what it means to follow Him. Following Christ is a spiritual experience. We follow Him by faith. We stand for His truth, serve His calling and rejoice in His sovereign grace and glory. Following the Lord in this life will bring Christ’s people honour in heaven in the life to come.
The Lord Jesus is speaking openly about His coming suffering, death and resurrection. Peter rebukes the Lord and is in turn rebuked by the Lord because Peter has a taste for the things that be of this world and does not savour the things that be of God.
True faith is a heart experience, what Paul calls “believe in thine heart”. I know anyone can say “I believe in Jesus”, or “Jesus is the Christ”, perhaps Judas was present here, and did. But let us not get precious about examining others when the Lord’s question is direct, intimate & personal. “Whom do you say I am?”
The healing of a blind man in two stages by the double touch of the Saviour’s hand reminds us that though the grace and goodness of the Lord Jesus Christ is the same for all His people our own personal experiences of it may differ. Entrance into light and understanding may be immediate for some, and more gradual for others, yet our salvation in Christ is the same.
Moses interceded for the Children of Israel following the affair of the golden calf. Doing so he teaches us about our Great Intercessor the Lord Jesus Christ.
Isaiah chapter 9:6, 7 promised the arrival of the Lord Jesus Christ into the world as a child born, and a son given. This prophecy assured generations of believers in the Old Testament to await and look for the coming Saviour. It was just a matter of time. There was no doubt He would come and accomplish all that was foretold of Him, for the Zeal of the LORD will perform it.
The Lord Jesus Christ warns His disciples to beware of the leaven of the Pharisees and of Herod. He was warning them against the errors of freewill and works-righteousness. These doctrinal errors are still dangerous to believers today.
When the Lord Jesus fed 4000 people with seven loaves and a few fishes He was also teaching the disciples lessons about their Apostolic ministry.
The Lord Jesus Christ's miracle healed a deaf man but also points us to the healing of the soul that comes of hearing the gospel with spiritual ears. These ears to hear Jesus gives. Jesus who has done all things well.
The Lord Jesus Christ travels to the region of Tyre and Sidon to meet a Syrophoenician woman and heal her daughter.
Religion deals in vain with our outward conduct but the Lord Jesus Christ gives His people a new heart.
The Lord Jesus distinguishes between those who worship with a true heart and the empty hypocrisy of lip service religion.
When a sinner reaches out in faith and touches the Lord Jesus Christ something extraordinary occurs. Mark tells us, "As many as touched him were made whole".
Our Lord Jesus Christ spoke in word and deed. This miracle taught His disciples to look beyond natural power for the Kingdom of God is spiritual. NewFocus.church
This miracle of the Lord Jesus Christ enlarged His disciples' view of gospel ministry and preaching.
John's death teaches us lessons about those who like Herod hear the gospel and are affected, but not saved.
The Lord Jesus sends out His disciples to preach His gospel and gather His people.
When Lord Jesus Christ was rejected by the people of Nazareth He nevertheless found time to heal 'a few sick folk'.
The raising of Jairus' daughter teaches us about faith, the nature of the gospel, and the power of the Lord Jesus Christ.
