Mark 12: 35-37
Jesus wasn’t asking a random theological question. He was making a statement…
In the temple courts, surrounded by teachers of the law and religious elites, He challenged their assumptions.
“How can the Messiah be David’s son if David himself calls Him Lord?”
It wasn’t a riddle. It was Jesus declaring who He truly was: not a political figure, not a national hero, not a fixer of temporary problems. He was the Lord over all. Fully man. Fully God. And they missed it because they were looking for something smaller.
Read that again: looking for something smaller.
Too often we want a Savior who repairs the moment. Who brings ease. Who takes our side. But Jesus isn’t here to serve our shallow expectations. He is here to redefine what freedom really means. He is not a tool to secure our comfort. He is the rock we build our lives on.
And that’s what makes this moment so disruptive. Because it reminds us that our theology cannot be passive. Our faith cannot be formed by cultural opinion, religious tradition, or emotional impulse. It has to be rooted in truth.
Truth that cuts.
Truth that calls.
Truth that forces us to choose whether we will shrink God to our size or expand our vision to meet Him as He is.
Jesus doesn’t bend. And He shouldn’t. Because what we need more than a fix is a foundation.
And then there is this part: the crowd listened to Him with enjoyment. Why? Because confidence that is anchored in truth has a gravitational pull. Jesus didn’t posture or prove. He spoke from a place of identity and certainty. That’s the kind of man I want to live like all the time
We should all want to walk into a room with peace in our spirits and clarity in our voice. We should want our confidence to come from the One who sent is. We should want to live so rooted in who God is that even when we feel alone, we still speak like a son or daughter who know who their Father is.
Because real leadership isn’t loud. It is grounded.
And grounded men and women change atmospheres.
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