# 503 - Today's Du-votional comes from: Mr 8:30,31, “Then He strictly warned them that they should tell no one about Him. And He began to teach them that the Son of Man must suffer many things, and be rejected by the elders and chief priests and scribes, and be killed, and after three days rise again.”
The disciples were warned by Jesus not to speak about their God-given revelation that He was the Messiah. In the first place they were not yet prepared properly. Their preparation would be complete when the Holy Spirit would release His power in them on the Day of Pentecost.
In the second place, the disciples and the people still had some wrong ideas about the role of the Messiah and how His role would be fulfilled. They were all looking for a powerful ruler who would overthrow the yoke of Rome, and restore Israel to the glory days of David.
Jesus immediately starts to readjust their thinking. He tells them of the necessity of His suffering and death. This role of the Messiah was spoken of by the prophet Isaiah in Isaiah 53. “He was cut off out of the land of the living, stricken for the transgression of My people And they made His grave with the wicked, and with a rich man in His death.” (Is 53:8,9)
And He suffered these things that He might restore your fellowship with God through the forgiveness of your sins, and He did it all because He loves you.
Father thank You for always looking first to give us what we need rather than what we want.
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