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What do you think the first followers of the Beatles thought of them? Do you think they knew how big they would get? How would they have acted differently if they knew, if they really knew, how popular they would end up being. It reminds me of reading stories about supermodels who were dumped by their boyfriends in high school for some minor reason -- do you think the boyfriends would have acted differently if they knew their girlfriend at the time would go on to be a famous model?
In Mark 6, this is still early in Jesus' ministry. Word about him is clearly getting out, and Jesus is becoming very popular. They bring the sick out into the market in the hopes that his clothes might make the sick well. They revere him and have great faith.
And this is all well before he rises from the dead. This display is but an iota of the ultimate power he'll demonstrate over sin and death. And still people stream from all around to come and see him.
The question it leaves me with is this -- do I, knowing the full story and the resurrection from the dead, revere him as much, if not more, than these people, who have only had a glimpse of his power? Or do I take it for granted and allow Jesus to fade into the background because I have other things that seem more urgent than attending to the personal relationship that the God of the universe wants to have with me?
So what do I need to change?
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