PrayerBits
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Sunday
Scripture lesson: Mark 13:1-8 Give us a sign!
Time to Reflect: Humans would like a email from God spelling out when we need to get ready for the end of time. We don't get one! In this passage Jesus warns us against trying to second guess God. It will happen when it will happen and nothing on earth can be used to predict it.
Moving through the day: Pray that this lack of knowledge doesn't make us complacent.
Mark 13:1-8
The Destruction of the Temple Foretold
13As he came out of the temple, one of his disciples said to him, ‘Look, Teacher, what large stones and what large buildings!’ 2Then Jesus asked him, ‘Do you see these great buildings? Not one stone will be left here upon another; all will be thrown down.’
3 When he was sitting on the Mount of Olives opposite the temple, Peter, James, John, and Andrew asked him privately, 4‘Tell us, when will this be, and what will be the sign that all these things are about to be accomplished?’ 5Then Jesus began to say to them, ‘Beware that no one leads you astray. 6Many will come in my name and say, “I am he!”* and they will lead many astray. 7When you hear of wars and rumours of wars, do not be alarmed; this must take place, but the end is still to come. 8For nation will rise against nation, and kingdom against kingdom; there will be earthquakes in various places; there will be famines. This is but the beginning of the birth pangs.
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