“NO ONE DARED!”

 Mark 12:28-34                          (ESV)

The Great Commandment

“[28] And ONE OF THE SCRIBES came up and heard them disputing with one another, and seeing that HE answered them well, asked HIM, “Which commandment is the most important of all?” [29] JESUS answered, “The most important is, ‘Hear, O Israel: The LORD our GOD, the LORD is ONE. [30] And you shall love the LORD your GOD with all your heart and with all your soul and with all your mind and with all your strength.’ [31] The second is this: ‘You shall love your neighbor as yourself.’ There is no other commandment greater than these.” [32] And the scribe said to HIM, “You are right, TEACHER. You have truly said that HE is ONE, and there is no other besides HIM. [33] And to love HIM with all the heart and with all the understanding and with all the strength, and to love one’s neighbor as oneself, is much more than all whole burnt offerings and sacrifices.” [34] And when JESUS saw that he answered wisely, HE said to him, “You are not far from the kingdom of GOD.” And after that “NO ONE DARED” to ask HIM any more questions.”

How many times is it that I can’t easily SEE the MESSAGE that GOD is intending for me to find and I wind up trying to formulate my own words that are seemingly useless in my life?  Uninspired words can be written by man to sound eloquent, but unless they are given by ALMIGHTY GOD AT THE PRECISE TIME they will miss the mark of changing lives for HOS GLORY!  

In this passage of Scripture above, JESUS is responding to THE SCRIBES. about “Which commandment is the most important of all?”  Removing ourselves from the seriousness of the matter, it is easier to SEE that they weren’t really interested in finding the “most important” commandment, rather trying to trick JESUS into something they could use against HIS mission, which they could not comprehend.  They were too engrossed in “being right” and not about TRUTH!  

Most people cannot proclaim that their intentions are precisely what GOD is intending until they SEE how GOD uses the MESSAGE received from HIM. These “scribes” were attempting to manipulate the response from JESUS to build their case that HE was a fraud, not based on TRUTH!  THE WORD (John 1:1) has been with GOD from the beginning and HE CREATED these people, who were in reality trying to “fool” their very CREATOR?!!

At times we need to realize that we are simply tools to be used by JESUS for HIS GLORY and not to build our own idea about what is right.  When we SEE that HE is using us for HIS GLORY, elevating ourselves becomes so pointless and detrimental to our calling.  We are NOT placed here to build our own reputation, rather to reflect HIS GRACE and GOODNESS to people who aren’t able to SEE HIS GLORY!  When the “scribe” who said “You are right, TEACHER”, could he have been beginning to SEE that this TEACHER was more than he realized?  

When our EYES ARE OPENED to SEE that we are simply tools used by our CREATOR and for HIS GLORY, and NOT to GLORIFY ourselves, THEN we are where HE is able to use us to our fullest!  “NO ONE DARED” to attempt to be placed on the same level as their CREATOR as they must have known HE was on a level FAR above their abilities!?!?!  Maybe I should make sure that I am building something for HIM and making sure that “NO ONE DARED” to take HIS GLORY???