Living the Christ Life
Posted by Pastor Pat on June 24, 2009
But He answered them, “You give them something to eat!” And they said to Him, “Shall we go and spend two hundred denarii on bread and give them something to eat?” (Mark 6:37)
Mark appears to emphasize the fragile and frazzled existence of Christ and His disciples. No matter where they turned, the masses waited with their needs. This thought has two immediate applications. First, in vocational ministry “life” can be very consuming. People have needs and if anyone attempts to meet those needs in their own strength, they will fail physically, emotionally, and spiritually. The pace alone when engaging in vocational ministry will consume the individual. It has been said, “Ministry makes a terrible mistress” and “the ministry will take all you have, never set boundaries and never thank you for what you’ve given.” Second, simply living is consuming. No matter who you are or what your station is in life, it is demanding and draining. The question is, “How do we exist with physical, emotional, and spiritual well-being without disengaging?” “How do we rest in Him no matter what the storm offers? Let us consider the thought as it is found in Mark 6:37.
