Mark 9
THE MOST IMPORTANT JOB

Jesus had a very important job to do. It was more important than healing people, preaching to the crowds, or anything else he could have been doing. This is how Mark describes it: “They went on from there and passed through Galilee. And he did not want anyone to know, for he was teaching his disciples.” (Mark 9 v 30 – 31).

Jesus was about to head up to Jerusalem where he would be arrested and crucified. His job was to make sure his disciples were as ready as they could be for the events that would follow. This job of teaching his disciples was so important to Jesus that everything else was blocked from his diary. He didn’t want anyone to know where he was, so that this precious time could not be interrupted.

Like Jesus, for those of us who are parents, we have a special job to do. Our children are our disciples. We need to teach and prepare them for living a godly life in the last days. Let’s not let it happen by accident, because it won’t. Instead let’s block out time in our diary, turn off our devices so that no one can interrupt, and make sure our children know how to love and live for God, and to be ready for the return of Christ.

May we seek God’s guidance for godly priorities in our lives this week.

With love in our Lord,
Robert