Mark 15:21-41

As Mark 15 echoes Psalm 22 we begin to know that our struggle against sin is inside us as much as it is anywhere else. At the cross then, the troubler of the people of God is dealt with.

So roll up your sleeves, put your mind in gear, be totally ready to receive the gift that’s coming when Jesus arrives. Don’t lazily slip back into those old grooves of evil, doing just what you feel like doing. You didn’t know any better then; you do now. As obedient children, let yourselves be pulled into a way of life shaped by God’s life, a life energetic and blazing with holiness. God said, “I am holy; you be holy. [1 Peter 1:13-16]