Mark 4:24-25 "Consider carefully what you hear," he continued. "With the measure you use, it will be measured to you - and even more. Whoever has will be given more; whoever does not have, even what he has will be taken from him."
This verse is fascinating to me. I've been reading a little around this passage trying to figure out what in the world Jesus meant when he said this. The surrounding parables and scripture in Mark and Matthew are about putting to use what has been given, whether it be seeds, coins or light. So I thought on this a bit. I believe Jesus was referring to himself. He was saying, with the measure that we utilize Jesus, we will be given more of Him. I'm drawing a little on my own experience here, for this is something I have noticed. When Mom was sick and we were needing the Spirit, grace was poured out perfectly and enormously. For instance, on Sunday mornings, the grace I received to share with others while Mom was sick was something I cannot even describe. My soul would soar on those mornings, even in the midst of the sadness of the situation. I've said before that it was like getting a booster shot of grace. Then, after her passing and through the week of her life celebration and internment, I felt an incredibly strong and deep presence of the Spirit throughout that time, but especially when we were going to be with people. I know it was because we were working hard to get out the way and let God's glory be revealed in, around and through us in this entire circumstance. I truly believe we were given the "even more" during those times. We are called to live in Christ and when we do and are able to make our lives completely about Him, we are given so much of Him that we cannot even begin to fathom the work that He is able to do in, around and through us.
This verse is fascinating to me. I've been reading a little around this passage trying to figure out what in the world Jesus meant when he said this. The surrounding parables and scripture in Mark and Matthew are about putting to use what has been given, whether it be seeds, coins or light. So I thought on this a bit. I believe Jesus was referring to himself. He was saying, with the measure that we utilize Jesus, we will be given more of Him. I'm drawing a little on my own experience here, for this is something I have noticed. When Mom was sick and we were needing the Spirit, grace was poured out perfectly and enormously. For instance, on Sunday mornings, the grace I received to share with others while Mom was sick was something I cannot even describe. My soul would soar on those mornings, even in the midst of the sadness of the situation. I've said before that it was like getting a booster shot of grace. Then, after her passing and through the week of her life celebration and internment, I felt an incredibly strong and deep presence of the Spirit throughout that time, but especially when we were going to be with people. I know it was because we were working hard to get out the way and let God's glory be revealed in, around and through us in this entire circumstance. I truly believe we were given the "even more" during those times. We are called to live in Christ and when we do and are able to make our lives completely about Him, we are given so much of Him that we cannot even begin to fathom the work that He is able to do in, around and through us.
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