Mark 1:1-4
New International Version (NIV)
Mark 1
John the Baptist Prepares the Way
1 The beginning of the good news about Jesus the Messiah,[a] the Son of God,[b] 2 as it is written in Isaiah the prophet: “I will send my messenger ahead of you,who will prepare your way”[c]—
3 “a voice of one calling in the wilderness,
‘Prepare the way for the Lord,
make straight paths for him.’”[d]
4 And so John the Baptist appeared in the wilderness, preaching a baptism of repentance for the forgiveness of sins.
Mark starts the story of Jesus a long long way back. He didn't start with the birth of Jesus, not even begin with John the Baptist in the wilderness preaching about conversion; it begin with the freams of the prophets long ago; that is to say, it began long long ago in the mind of God.
The Stoics were strong believers in the ordered plan of God. "The things of God," said Marcus Aurelius, "are full of foresight. All things flow from heaven." There are things we may well learn here.
1. it has been said that "the thoughts of youth are long, long thoughts," and so are the thoughts of God. God works his purposes out. History is not about a disconnected events; it is a process directed by the God who sees the end in the beginning.
2. we are within that process, and because of that we can either help or hinder it. Life would be very different if, instead of longing for some distant and at present unattainable goal, we did all that we could to bring that goal nearer.
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