{"id":10314,"date":"2022-02-16T07:46:43","date_gmt":"2022-02-16T12:46:43","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.garycombs.org\/blog\/?post_type=oyb&p=10314"},"modified":"2022-02-16T07:46:44","modified_gmt":"2022-02-16T12:46:44","slug":"instantly-the-leprosy-disappeared-and-the-man-was-healed-mark-142-nlt-2","status":"publish","type":"oyb","link":"https:\/\/www.garycombs.org\/blog\/oyb\/instantly-the-leprosy-disappeared-and-the-man-was-healed-mark-142-nlt-2","title":{"rendered":"“Instantly the leprosy disappeared, and the man was healed” (Mark 1:42 NLT)."},"content":{"rendered":"\n

CHRIST’S IMMEDIATE CARE<\/h3>\n\n\n
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The Gospel of Mark is unique among the four gospels in that it was written in the present tense. Mark’s action-oriented writing is marked by his <\/span>favorite<\/span> phrase, “and immediately” (Greek: “\u03ba\u03b1\u1f76 \u03b5\u1f50\u03b8\u1f7a\u03c2”), which is found throughout the book. Here, the NLT translates the phrase as “instantly.” <\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n
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Each gospel presents a different perspective of Jesus. Matthew sees Him as King, Luke as Son of Man, and John as Son of God. But Mark presents a man of action, Jesus the Servant of all. And whatever Jesus does, He does “instantly.” <\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n
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Is there any urgent need requiring Christ’s immediate attention in your life? No matter the hour, day or night, Jesus is always available and willing.<\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n
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PRAYER: Lord, thank You for the love and care You have for us. Teach us to look to You for help first rather than after we’ve exhausted all other sources. For You care for us. Help us to care for others with the same urgency. In Jesus’ name, Amen.<\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

CHRIST’S IMMEDIATE CARE The Gospel of Mark is unique among the four gospels in that it was written in the present tense. Mark’s action-oriented writing is marked by his favorite phrase, “and immediately” (Greek: “\u03ba\u03b1\u1f76 \u03b5\u1f50\u03b8\u1f7a\u03c2”), which is found throughout the book. Here, the NLT translates the phrase as “instantly.” \u00a0 Each gospel presents a<\/p>\n","protected":false},"featured_media":0,"template":"","meta":[],"categories":[],"tags":[],"scripture-book":[1308],"scripture-chapter":[1334],"oyb_day":[1573],"location":[],"class_list":["post-10314","oyb","type-oyb","status-publish","hentry","scripture-book-mark","scripture-chapter-1334","oyb_day-february-16"],"jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.garycombs.org\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/oyb\/10314","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.garycombs.org\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/oyb"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.garycombs.org\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/oyb"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.garycombs.org\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=10314"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.garycombs.org\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=10314"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.garycombs.org\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=10314"},{"taxonomy":"scripture-book","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.garycombs.org\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/scripture-book?post=10314"},{"taxonomy":"scripture-chapter","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.garycombs.org\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/scripture-chapter?post=10314"},{"taxonomy":"oyb_day","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.garycombs.org\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/oyb_day?post=10314"},{"taxonomy":"location","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.garycombs.org\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/location?post=10314"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}