Wednesday, 6/1/2011
Reading: Mark 1:1-8
http://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=mark%201&version=NIV
Reflection: OK folks...the thoughts here on my blog will be initial, unstudied reflections as I initially read the passage before us. My goal is simply to allow the Lord to bring to my mind some initial thoughts that seem meaningful to me. Your initial thoughts may very well be different, as the Lord leads you. As I read these verses, my initial thoughts are on the path to freedom revealed by the ministry of John the Baptist. That path, it seems, is the result of repentance, confession and forgiveness. As the people come to John and hear his message, they have a change of mind and heart. They openly confess their sins and declare a desire to live in a different direction. As a result, their sins are forgiven and the weight of guilt and shame is removed. It seems to me that this is the path we all need to take when confronted with sin in our own lives. Realizing the consequences of sin, we turn away from it and live in a different direction. That new way of life is empowered by the freedom gained through forgiveness. May God give us the courage to face our sins, turn from them, confess them and receive forgiveness.
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