DAY 35
Chasing Jesus - Day 35
Day 35 Scripture:
And they came to Jerusalem. And he entered the temple and began to drive out those who sold and those who bought in the temple, and he overturned the tables of the money-changers and the seats of those who sold pigeons. And he would not allow anyone to carry anything through the temple. And he was teaching them and saying to them, “Is it not written, ‘My house shall be called a house of prayer for all the nations’? But you have made it a den of robbers.” And the chief priests and the scribes heard it and were seeking a way to destroy him, for they feared him, because all the crowd was astonished at his teaching.
Mark 11:15–18
Prayer Prompt: Willing Offering
The temple was built to be a place of worship and atonement. A refuge where the presence of God rested. Jesus calls out the corruption that had been allowed to take place in the Temple. Merchants had begun selling sacrificial animals and rejecting the sacrifices brought in by worshippers. This place of worship had become a place of exploitation. God’s heart has always been to welcome the faithful no matter how small their sacrifice may seem to others. Ask the Lord to bless and multiply your offerings. To make you a cheerful giver-not focusing on financial gifts- but willingly giving your time and skills to see those around you strengthened and encouraged.
And they came to Jerusalem. And he entered the temple and began to drive out those who sold and those who bought in the temple, and he overturned the tables of the money-changers and the seats of those who sold pigeons. And he would not allow anyone to carry anything through the temple. And he was teaching them and saying to them, “Is it not written, ‘My house shall be called a house of prayer for all the nations’? But you have made it a den of robbers.” And the chief priests and the scribes heard it and were seeking a way to destroy him, for they feared him, because all the crowd was astonished at his teaching.
Mark 11:15–18
Prayer Prompt: Willing Offering
The temple was built to be a place of worship and atonement. A refuge where the presence of God rested. Jesus calls out the corruption that had been allowed to take place in the Temple. Merchants had begun selling sacrificial animals and rejecting the sacrifices brought in by worshippers. This place of worship had become a place of exploitation. God’s heart has always been to welcome the faithful no matter how small their sacrifice may seem to others. Ask the Lord to bless and multiply your offerings. To make you a cheerful giver-not focusing on financial gifts- but willingly giving your time and skills to see those around you strengthened and encouraged.