Seeing the Healing Power of the Cross in Mark 15:16-41

     

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   Everyone is sick.  Maybe not on the outside, but for sure on the inside.  I  was touched to find out in my reading of Chapter 65 of the Life-Study of Mark that all the cases in Mark 15 show us the true condition of all of our hearts.  

    It was amazing to see that actually we're the paralytic, and the deaf man, who apart from the healing work of the cross cannot serve God or hear God's word.  And we're also unable to speak for the Lord or see spiritual things. 

Embedded in this gospel is the classic parable of the sower. I was intrigued when Witness Lee connected on page 550 all these accounts to the Lord's crucifixion:
  

As we have seen, to follow the Lord is to be put into His “pocket.”  But how does the Lord heal the soil that is in His pocket?  He heals the soil by bringing it to the cross and causing it to die out and then bringing it into resurrection” (Lee, Witness. Life-Study of Mark. Anaheim: Living Stream Ministry, 1983, Print).  

When I read this it made me realize that the cross was not just something the Lord did objectively to accomplish our redemption and destroy Satan.  The Lord also brought us there with Him because He knew that through His crucifixion He would make the way to truly heal us.  

Other Posts on the Life Study of Mark:

You can listen to excerpts from the Life Study of Mark along with excellent commentary by tuning into the Life Study of the Bible with Witness Lee.    

What's the Purpose of Mark's Gospel?
How Does the Kingdom of God Come in Mark 4:1-20, 26?
Explaining the Parable of the Sower to a Chinese Student
How Does the Lord Heal People's Hearts According to Mark 7:24-30?
Seeing the Healing Power of the Cross in Mark 15:16-41