On Reaching Jerusalem, Jesus entered the temple area and began driving out those who were buying and selling there. He overturned the tables of the money changers and the benches of those selling doves, and would not allow anyone to carry merchandise through the temple courts. And as he taught them, he said "Is it not written: "My house will be called a house of prayer for all nations' but you have made it a den of robbers.
there were a lot of things in Chapter that was directed towards my own life at this particular time. My struggles, humility is a big thing. The colt that Jesus rode on is the thing that shows me the humility i must have in entering anything. I could say that in my own life i am a big shining ball of light, but what is that purpose for. What is my purpose before the story of Jesus entering the temple he tells this barren Tree that produces no fruit that no fruit shall be eaten from you, giving it no purpose. This fruit tree later on whithers away later on in the chapter. Looking at my own life im kind of at a difficult position. What to do, what to do. My whole heart right now is not in serving and next year i do not plan to serve in the conventional ways, i.e. leading praise. But its difficult, the position i'm in because if i dont serve then my purpose here is worthless. If i do not build up the kingdom of God i could be that withering tree, no purpose no life. Being saved by the grace of God and not living according to it could definitely bring me trouble.
As i looked at the verses from Mark, i see myself as one of those robbers in the den. Jesus calls those that sold dovers and money changers a robber. I dont exactly sell doves, but metaphorically speaking my heart does sell things which i get paid in return by the things that i need in worldly standards. My sinful heart gets fed by compliments, the love i am showed, the friends i make but in my life that cant be it. My life regardless of these people i meet needs to be for the glory and progress of the Kingdom. Im not needed, for sure, who am i to say anything like that. But as someone that gets paid by the love of the father and an eternal life that gives me all that i need i need to act more like someone thats greatful and gets paid for those things. I need to stop selling "doves" and start selling the love of Christ.
Application; start giving, not receiving.
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