I am using the daily Bible reading schedule from “The Bible.net” for my daily Bible reading.

Today, I am reading and commenting on Mark 1-3

I like the way the Gospel of Mark quick hits on the stories it tells. It is a quick and concise account of Jesus’ life.  Today I want to start by looking at the faith of the man with leprosy in this passage.   In a way it resembles what Meshach, Shadrach, and Abednego told Nebuchadnezzar before they were thrown into the fiery furnace.  The leper told Jesus that he knew that Jesus could heal him, if Jesus was willing to do so.  We should approach God with our requests with the same attitude:  God is capable of doing whatever we ask of Him, the only question is whether or not He is willing.

The other point I want to touch on is Jesus’ response to the Pharisees challenging Him about His disciples plucking grain while they walked.  He makes a point about the Sabbath which applies to all of God’s commands.  God gave us rules about keeping the Sabbath for our benefit.  He did not create us for us to keep the Sabbath rules.  The same is true of the other things which God commands.  God did not create us in order to have someone to who He could give commands.  He gave us His commands so that we would know how to live life to its fullest.