Daily Reading // Mark 13-14
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S // SCRIPTURE
Select a verse from today’s reading
Mark 14:11 (NKJV) And when they heard it, they were glad, and promised to give him money. So he sought how he might conveniently betray Him.
O // OBSERVATION
Why did this verse get your attention? Make a simple observation from the text
There’s an interesting phrase: “how he might conveniently betray Him.” ‘Conveniently betray’. Convenient for whom?
Even in his betrayal, Judas looked for convenience. He was directed and guided by convenience. Convenience over commitment, over conviction, over compassion, is a form of betrayal all by itself.
A // APPLICATION
How can I apply this to my life today?
Do I betray Jesus out of my convenience? Convenience and conviction don’t mix well. In fact, convenience doesn’t work well with anything that requires self-sacrifice.
We are a culture that is driven by convenience. There’s nothing wrong with convenience until I only do things out of convenience. If everything I do is convenient for me, there is no doubt that I too, like Judas, will ultimately betray the Lord.
Times come when I am called beyond convenience. Am I faithful in those times?
P // PRAYER
Express yourself in prayer
Jesus, I choose You over convenience in my life. Amen.
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