Jesus is so full of authority and power that just the sight of Jesus makes demons flee to him, confess his divine authority and to beg for mercy. He now tells us that we too wrestle not against flesh and blood, but against satan and his forces and gives us specific attacks to watch out for as well as the tools of a Gospel centered life with which to fight to be strong in the Lord and the power of his might.

Christ claims to be sufficient for you in every and all areas of life. There is no foe, no fear nor any need where he is not the place where we confidently run.

The only way to find the Treasure of God’s word to be the treasure of your heart is to prayerfully determine that it really is officially that …and that it will be that to you come what may.. and treat it that way today. He will exponentially bless your heart’s love for and joy in his word as you walk in this.

In the Gospel, there is a new center of your family… no longer blood or name… but a new Father who has a family of sons and daughters. And since we have a new Father… we really do have a new family definition.

The Spirit is precious and powerful and must be respected by all.  But what is the unforgivable sin and have I committed it?  Can I be forgiven? Do I even want forgiveness?

Just as King Jesus would not fit into any other system, even the Old Covenant, Here here Jesus cannot fit into the Sabbath, but rather, even the Sabbath is made by and for its Lord… King Jesus.

Jesus, his teaching, his work and his reign fits inside nothing else… no larger narrative.. no greater agenda or idol in all of eternal history.  All of Judiasm was about Jesus.  all the Old Testament….all of human history.. all the universe and all time is about the Triune God’s plan in Jesus’s Kingdom.  And with that Kingdom came all new ceremonies, ordinances and commands.

Regular, proactive fasting is fitting and helpful for us to train our minds and hearts to love and long for our Savior who is physically away from us right now. It is his call and desire for his Church and you.

Jesus looks straight in the eyes of the leaders of Israel and tells them that He is the “Son of all Mankind”, holding a position with full divine nature by which he can forgive sins.

At this point in Mark, we have found Jesus to be the incognito Christ whose primary mission from the Father was to preach the truth of the glorious kingdom that even reigns over demons and sickness.  And he effortlessly overpowers and expels all demons and sickness he engages, while refueling and re-centering in significant times of prayer with the Father.

Jesus Christ possesses full authority over all.  His teaching and commands over the spiritual realm both describe and demonstrate his divine power.

The long-awaited King has finally arrived and there is only one rightful response--- to repent and believe.

Jesus, the light of the Word, the Son of God, started his ministry by defeating Satan’s temptations and being upheld by the Father’s angels before beginning his gospel preaching ministry.

The Father has authoritatively spoken now through his Son who He has always deeply loved and has made effectively and sufficiently made this known to all the world.