August 23, 2011
WWJD
When my kids were young and would get into a spat I’d ask, “What are you arguing about?” I could
get an earful from each side as they defended themselves, their actions and
lobbied for my support. As we get older we continue to have disagreements, but
seldom do we hear anyone ask the question, ‘What are you arguing about?’ I
suppose we hold back because we think it’s not our business to get involved or
mediate division between adults. On the way to Capernaum the disciples were
arguing about who was the greatest. Interestingly Jesus had no qualm about
asking, “What were
you arguing about on the road?” (Mark
9:33 NIV) The disciples didn’t respond, but kept quiet. It’s intriguing to
think that if we were to use Jesus’ tactic, we too might be able to squelch a
few of today’s arguing factions.
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Gail;
-----So, along the way to Capernaum, while Jesus is telling His disciples of how He must die and be resurrected, they are discussing who among themselves was the greatest. It was probably a fun discussion to have. But now it didn’t look so cool, having been called to their attention by Jesus, who had recently been on a mountain shining the brightest white and talking with Moses and Elijah. A different perspective upon their topic for sure! I would have kept quite, too.
Love you all,
Steve Corey
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