Mark 3:9 KJV
And he spake to his disciples, that a small ship should wait on him because of the multitude, lest they should throng him.
Jesus had opportunity to minister to and heal multitudes but He is continually seen withdrawing from doing so.
• He commanded that they would not make Him known
• He requested a ship so the crowd could not throng Him
• He took His twelve into several retreats
True enough, He had compassion on the multitudes and would not send them away hungry, but He did send them away.
There are two kinds of people who seem to be drawn to Jesus:
One kind comes for what they believe He can do for them.
It is that crowd that never lasts and it is that crowd He seems to shy away from. Not that He does not love them, nor that He will not do them some good, but they are not His true disciples.
The other kind comes because He alone has the Words of eternal life.
It is Christ alone who can spare us from the wrath which is to come. It is Christ alone who can redeem us and make us whole spiritually. And it is this group the Lord invests in.
And he spake to his disciples, that a small ship should wait on him because of the multitude, lest they should throng him.
Jesus had opportunity to minister to and heal multitudes but He is continually seen withdrawing from doing so.
• He commanded that they would not make Him known
• He requested a ship so the crowd could not throng Him
• He took His twelve into several retreats
True enough, He had compassion on the multitudes and would not send them away hungry, but He did send them away.
There are two kinds of people who seem to be drawn to Jesus:
One kind comes for what they believe He can do for them.
It is that crowd that never lasts and it is that crowd He seems to shy away from. Not that He does not love them, nor that He will not do them some good, but they are not His true disciples.
The other kind comes because He alone has the Words of eternal life.
It is Christ alone who can spare us from the wrath which is to come. It is Christ alone who can redeem us and make us whole spiritually. And it is this group the Lord invests in.
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