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Day 28-getting back on track (again!)

I know what you're thinking: it's been forever since I've posted!!! :( I've missed it and plan to get myself back on track before college starts!! I hope you've still been reading a chapter each day. I have been reading, just not posting and I sincerely apologize!! If you have been reading along, can you believe we already finished Matthew?? WOW!! I can't believe we are already done with this first book!! Hopefully you'll be starting Mark with us soon if you are still trying to get caught up! Let's jump in to a new book! :)

The first four books of the New Testament are all very similar: they tell the story of the life of Christ. But each author writes in a bit of a different manner, so we get to see the same story through different perspectives! I love those kinds of stories! Anyone else with me? I read some stories and wish there were a sequel of another character's perspective on the same story (like Mr. Darcy's version of Pride and Prejudice... sorry I'm a bit obsessed with P&P recently!)  Anyway, let's jump into Mark and see how he tells the story of Christ!

Just like in Matthew, the book of Mark begins with a mention of John the Baptist preparing the Way of the Lord. Like I mentioned last time, John gave up many things, like food we would consider decent or clothing that wasn't quite so itchy, so that he could tell others about the coming Messiah. We as Christians are commanded to do the same: tell others about the good news of Christ (as mentioned at the end of Matthew 28 in the Great Commission). But do we really do what we are commanded to do? I know I don't. I've missed plenty of opportunities to share the Gospel to people around me. I'm not always willing to sacrifice my comfort to tell the world about Christ and His love for a sinner like me. I'll keep tonight's post short and simple: we are shown the example of John the Baptist preparing the way for Christ, yet we don't follow his example to tell others what God has revealed in our lives. If we love Christ, shouldn't we be willing to sacrifice personal comfort so that others can know this love? He made the Ultimate sacrifice; why don't we take a few minutes to share that with others?

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