Sunday, February 2, 2014

The wrong reaction

In Mark 4, when there's a storm on the lake, the disciples are afraid. But when Jesus calms the storm, they are terrified.

Huh?

In Mark 5, when the demon-possessed man is healed, the people ask Jesus to go away.

Double-huh?

Why does everyone have the “wrong” reaction to Jesus?

Why aren't they glad when he does Good Things?

My guess: People want a tame God. When Jesus demonstrated that God was really there in the flesh, they didn't want anything to do with him.

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