After performing a variety of miracles, Jesus has a meal with a Pharisee. He is not treated with traditional hospitality and is joined by a woman who anoints his feet with perfume and washes his feet with her hair and tears. Jesus responds to the Pharisee with condemnation and the woman with love and forgiveness.
Mark 10:32-52 // The Son of Man Came to Serve
As Jesus foretells his coming death, two disciples make a request to sit at his side in the coming kingdom. Their request is for prominence with Jesus. The response of Christ in this passage shows us that true prominence for disciples of Christ is found in Christlike humility. The son of man came not to be served but to serve, and to give his life as a ransom for many.
John 14:1-17 // I Am The Way
In this passage, Jesus encourages his followers to not be troubled, shares his second to last “I am” statement and promises the Holy Spirit to his disciples and to us. Jesus is the way, the truth and the life and none can come to the Father but through him. May this convict and encourage us to embrace the gospel of Christ.