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Monday, September 24, 2018

Contingency Plans, or always be prepared as the Boy Scouts say.


I love the lesson Jesus teaches us here.  Always be prepared.  Have a contingency plan.  Check this out.

Mark 3:7-9(NKJV)
But Jesus withdrew with His disciples to the sea. And a great multitude from Galilee followed Him, and from Judea 
and Jerusalem and Idumea and beyond the Jordan; and those from Tyre and Sidon, a great multitude, when they heard how many things He was doing, came to Him. 
So He told His disciples that a small boat should be kept ready for Him because of the multitude, lest they should crush Him. 

What strikes me about this is that Jesus really doesn't need a contingency plan does He?  We are told that God has angels constantly on duty to make sure that Jesus doesn't even stub a toe, so why worry about having a boat on standby?

Personally I think Jesus does some stuff just for our benefit.  To give us an answer to "what would Jesus do" in different circumstances.  I think that is the case here.  Jesus didn't really need to have a contingency plan here but He wanted to send the message that it is a good idea. 

Good lesson to keep in mind!

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