Bible Reading: Mark 10:13-22
Key Verse: Verse 18 - “And
Jesus said unto him, Why callest thou me good? there is none good but one, that
is, God.”
Key Words: there is none good but one,
that is, God
In our text, a
rich ruler comes to Jesus and does three things:
1. runs to Jesus,
2. kneels before Him, and
3. addresses Him as Good
Master.
Jesus responds
by asking a question, “Why callest thou me good? there is none good but one, that is,
God.” The word good in our text
is a reference to “having the power to give eternal life.” So Jesus was asking the rich man if he was
acknowledging that Jesus was the Way to eternal life – which He is!
In 1715 King
Louis XIV of France died after a reign of seventy-two years. He had called himself, “The Good King,” and
was the monarch who first said, “I am the State!” His court was the most magnificent in all of
Europe, and his funeral was equally spectacular.
As his body
lay in state in a golden coffin, orders were given that the church should be
dimly lit with only a special candle set above the coffin to dramatize his
“goodness.” At the memorial, thousands
waited in silence. Then Bishop
Massilon began to speak
slowly, reaching down, he snuffed out the candle and said, “Only God is good!!”
✞Acknowledge that only God
can give eternal life and choose to
do so through His Son, Jesus Christ.
✞Acknowledge the goodness
of God in daily life. (None of us deserve the blessings we have.)
✞Teach your children to
appreciate the blessings of God.
Show them how they are blessed by
studying children in other
countries, studying past history of our
country, and showing them that God loves them.
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