MARK 1:37-38. “And when they had found Him, they said unto Him, ‘All men seek for Thee.’ And He said unto them, ‘Let us go into the next towns, that I may preach there also; for therefore came I forth.’” PERSONS TO CONSIDER. JESUS CHRIST, THE SON OF GOD: The One the good news is about. He is the Source of the Gospel; the Subject of the Gospel; the Savior the Gospel is about. He is Mightier than the mightiest; the Worthy One for whom we are not worthy to touch the shoes of His feet. He is the Supreme Authority who can even send His Equal. He is the Invisible God made visible to man. He is the Inexplicable One publicly identified to men. He is the Son of the Father who brought Him pleasure. He is the Obedient Man who was driven by the Spirit. He is the Impeccable One who Satan could not move. He is the Serving One, teaching others to serve. He is the Holy One demons fear greatly. He is the Compassionate Healer responding to human need. He is the Committed Evangelist taking the Gospel to the next towns. He is the Solitary One praying in the darkness of the night.
JOHN THE BAPTIST: the messenger of the Messiah; the voice in the wilderness; the conscience of the nation; the zealot from the desert; the baptizer of the repentant; the preacher of righteousness; the prisoner for the truth.
SIMON AND ANDREW: Jonah’s two sons; active fishermen; men who were not lazy; men filling their role in life; providers who were concerned for their family’s welfare.
From all of these in Mark chapter 1, I learn lessons to apply to my own life. Whether it is the lofty, holy life of the Savior, the short blazing star of truth that John the Baptist was, or the beginning of long lives of service as in Andrew and Simon; God takes account of incidents that may seem small as well as those that are obviously important. I learn that whatever I am called to do, God knows, cares and is interested in.
"Father, I long to bring Thee joy as those of the past did. In the small things or large; in the things done in the day or dark; in efforts made in public or in private: give me the real understanding that I am not my own. I must be in the paths of righteousness. I must consider what brings glory to Thee. In the name of the Lord Jesus Christ, Amen.”