July 5, 2p12 Need Rebuilding?

Need Rebuilding? Mark 15:29-32 Those who passed by hurled insults at him, shaking their heads and saying, “So! You who are going to destroy the temple and build it in three days, 30 come down from the cross and save yourself!” 31 In the same way the chief priests and the teachers of the law mocked him among themselves. “He saved others,” they said, “but he can't save himself! 32 Let this Christ, this King of Israel, come down now from the cross, that we may see and believe.” Those crucified with him also heaped insults on him. THE crucifiers weren’t satisfied to only nail Jesus to the wood. Drive nails into a man’s hands and feet, then stand back to insult and mock him. Sin is a cruel destroyer, isn’t it? The thing is, these mockers thought they were right. They heard Jesus say he’d destroy the temple and rebuild it in 3 days. They didn’t understand he meant his own body. They mocked Jesus because to them his claims were meaningless. They thought he had spoken of earthly things, and he had no power to change anything. Little did they know Jesus had spoken eternal truth. As his body the temple was rebuilt, Jesus is now empowered to rebuild you. Jesus came to rebuild people’s lives then and your life now out the brokenness you are experiencing. Is it the brokenness of worry, fear of work tomorrow, uncertainty in a relationship, separation from a loved one…and the list goes on. Regardless of your brokenness look to Jesus’ power for you. Refrain from mocking him with your disinterest and disbelief. Believe his words. See him from your heart. Know his words are eternally, powerfully rebuilding for you. Pause and consider Jesus’ power builds you anew.