Jan 10, 2022
GENESIS 19:
In
yesterday's reading in Genesis, Abram and Sarai received new names
and God confirmed and expanded his covenant with Abram (now called
Abraham). Circumcision was added as a sign of following the
covenant. Angels visited Abraham and Sarah and Abraham bargained
with God about saving the few righteous people in Sodom— among whom
I am sure Abraham was thinking of Lot.
Today we read JOB 10,
where Job continues his response to Bildad. At
the end of chapter 9 Job showed mankind's need of a
mediator:
Job 9:32 NLT “God is not a
mortal like me,
so I
cannot argue with him or take him to trial.
33
If only there were a mediator between us,
someone who could bring us
together.
34
The mediator could make God stop beating me,
and
I would no longer live in terror of his
punishment.
35
Then I could speak to him without fear,
but
I cannot do that in my own strength.
Mankind has now received that mediator in the person of Jesus.
MARK 6b:
In
the first part of Mark chapter 6, Jesus sent out the twelve
disciples after giving them authority to cast out evil spirits. He
also sent them to teach, and to heal. Then we learned about the
death of John the Baptist.