This is the Time of
Fulfillment
Earlier
in the same Chapter 1, Mark summarized the mission and message of John the
Baptist. “John the
Baptist appeared in the desert proclaiming a baptism of repentance for the
forgiveness of sins.” (1:10)
Now,
exactly ten verses later, we learned that John had been arrested.
Guess
what Jesus does now. He arrives on the
scene and continues exactly what John had prepared the people for. He calls people to “Repent, and believe in
the gospel.”
Jesus
also gives the reason for his mission and his message. “This is the time of fulfillment. The kingdom
of God is at hand.”
We are
now living in this time of fulfillment. We
are living in God’s kingdom.
Like
John, Jesus gave his life for this mission.
He gave his life so that we might live in God’s kingdom
How do I
treat his message? Do I appreciate the
gift of being in God’s kingdom that Jesus gave me by his death and
resurrection?
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