RHM Bible Studies

Good Monday mornin' to you! After completing a study of the pieces of armor needed for spiritual battle with the enemy of Christians, the devil, I am in the book of Mark where we find Jesus and His disciples in the midst of a crowd so busy ministering to the people around them, they didn't even have time to eat. When Jesus' family saw this, they were concerned and sought to take charge to take care of Him as they thought He was out of His mind. They didn't understand Him. The religious leaders who saw Him thought He was demon possessed and that His power was from the devil. Jesus had a reply, but one of the things that speaks to my heart is that even though Jesus was so misunderstood by those around Him, He pulled off of the strength of His oneness with His Father who did understand Him. That gave Him strength to move forward. At that point, not even the disciples fully knew and understood Jesus. They only knew what they had been told and what was happening before them in that present time frame. They had limited information and their interpretation was based on that. But Jesus knew the grand plan beyond that. People often misunderstand people today due to lack of information and because they do not fully know each other. Our modern world of interacting with machines without the human often lends to problems of misunderstandings and misinterpretations as well. Many machines lack the eyes of a human face and often falsely convey moods and intent which can lead to error in interpretation and often becomes a vice satan uses to create questions, doubt, confusion and untruths in the minds of people and can end up causing hurts. As Christians, we need to be on guard to this and perhaps ask questions when in doubt or give the person on the other end grace over doubt. When misunderstood, we can all find strength knowing Dad understands and hence move forward with His plan. Much love to you all! ~Sheila~ Mk 3:20-22; Jer 29:11; 1 Ti 4:14-16; Heb 4:14-16, 10:36-39