MORNING SPIRITUAL DIARY FOR 10/13/2026
9:10 AM
My
Worship Time Focus: “The
Need For Rest”
Bible
Reading & Meditation Reference: Luke
9:10
Message
of the verse: “When the apostles returned, they
gave an account to Him of all that they had done. Taking them with Him, He withdrew by Himself
to a city called Bethsaida.”
In an earlier we looked that Jesus
had sent His Disciples out to preach the gospel, and now they have returned
from this preaching tour. After the
apostles returned, they met up with Jesus, and this may have been in
Capernaum, and gave an account to Him of all they had done. Recognizing that they were exhausted
after their time of travel and ministry, Jesus then took them with Him and
withdrew by Himself to a city called Bethsaida. MacArthur writes “There they could rest
and recover away from the crowds that kept them so busy that they did not even
have tome to eat (Mark 6:31). Jesus, the
great high priest of His people, is aware of their weaknesses (Heb. 4:15) and
sensitive to their every need. Having Himself experienced the fatigue that
comes from extensive ministry (cf. Mark 4:38), Jesus understood the apostles’
need for rest.” Now I will look at the
verses mentioned in the order that they are in.
(Mark 6:31)
“31 And he said to them, “Come away by yourselves
to a desolate place and rest a while.” For many were coming and going, and they
had no leisure even to eat.”
(Heb. 4:15)
“15 For we do not have a high priest who is unable
to sympathize with our weaknesses, but one who in every respect has been
tempted as we are, yet without sin.”
“The exact location of Bethsaida is
not precisely known, but its name means ‘house of fish,’ indicating it was one
of many lakeside fishing villages. Bethsaida
was perhaps located along the northeastern shore of the Sea of Galilee. (Some have suggested there may have been
another village by the same name on the shore west of Capernaum [Mark 6:45].)”
(Mark 6:45)
“45 ¶ Immediately he made his disciples get into
the boat and go before him to the other side, to Bethsaida, while he dismissed
the crowd.”
“This
small village was important for a couple of reasons. First, it was the hometown of as many as four
of the apostles: Peter and his brother Andrew (John 1:44; although they later moved to Capernaum [Luke 4:31, 38]),
Philip (John 12:21, and possibly Nathanael (John 1:45).”
(John 1:44)
“44 Now Philip was from Bethsaida, the city of
Andrew and Peter.’
(Luke 4:31, 38)
“31 ¶ And he went down to Capernaum, a city of
Galilee. And he was teaching them on the Sabbath,”
“38 And he arose and left the synagogue and
entered Simon’s house. Now Simon’s mother-in-law was ill with a high fever, and
they appealed to him on her behalf.”
(John 1:45)
“45 Philip found Nathanael and said to him, “We
have found him of whom Moses in the Law and also the prophets wrote, Jesus of
Nazareth, the son of Joseph.”
MacArthur then goes on to write: “But
on a more somber note, Bethsaida was singled out by the Lord, along with
Chorazin, as being more deserving of judgment than Tyre and Sidon (Luke 10:13).”
(Luke 10:13)
“13 "Woe to you, Chorazin! Woe to you,
Bethsaida! For if the mighty works done in you had been done in Tyre and Sidon,
they would have repented long ago, sitting in sackcloth and ashes.”
“Those two
Gentile cities were symbols of paganism, idolatry, and evil to the Galilean
Jews. The Old Testament records God’s
past devastating judgment on Tyre and Sidon for their unspeakable wickedness
(Isa. 23:1-18; Ezek. 26-28; Amos 1:9-10; Zech. 9:3-4). I will leave out Ezekiel
26-28.
(Isa. 23:1-18; Amos 1:9-10; Zech.
9:3-4)
“1 ¶ The oracle concerning Tyre. Wail, O ships of
Tarshish, for Tyre is laid waste, without house or harbor! From the land of
Cyprus it is revealed to them. 2 Be
still, O inhabitants of the coast; the merchants of Sidon, who cross the sea,
have filled you. 3 And on many waters
your revenue was the grain of Shihor, the harvest of the Nile; you were the
merchant of the nations. 4 Be ashamed, O
Sidon, for the sea has spoken, the stronghold of the sea, saying: "I have
neither labored nor given birth, I have neither reared young men nor brought up
young women." 5 When the report
comes to Egypt, they will be in anguish over the report about Tyre. 6 Cross over to Tarshish; wail, O inhabitants
of the coast! 7 Is this your exultant
city whose origin is from days of old, whose feet carried her to settle far
away? 8 Who has purposed this against
Tyre, the bestower of crowns, whose merchants were princes, whose traders were
the honored of the earth? 9 The LORD of
hosts has purposed it, to defile the pompous pride of all glory, to dishonor
all the honored of the earth. 10 Cross
over your land like the Nile, O daughter of Tarshish; there is no restraint
anymore. 11 He has stretched out his
hand over the sea; he has shaken the kingdoms; the LORD has given command
concerning Canaan to destroy its strongholds. 12 And he said: "You will no more exult, O
oppressed virgin daughter of Sidon; arise, cross over to Cyprus, even there you
will have no rest." 13 Behold the
land of the Chaldeans! This is the people that was not; Assyria destined it for
wild beasts. They erected their siege towers, they stripped her palaces bare,
they made her a ruin. 14 Wail, O ships
of Tarshish, for your stronghold is laid waste.
15 ¶ In that day Tyre will be
forgotten for seventy years, like the days of one king. At the end of seventy
years, it will happen to Tyre as in the song of the prostitute: 16 "Take a harp; go about the city, O
forgotten prostitute! Make sweet melody; sing many songs, that you may be
remembered." 17 At the end of
seventy years, the LORD will visit Tyre, and she will return to her wages and
will prostitute herself with all the kingdoms of the world on the face of the
earth. 18 Her merchandise and her wages
will be holy to the LORD. It will not be stored or hoarded, but her merchandise
will supply abundant food and fine clothing for those who dwell before the
LORD.”
“9 Thus says the LORD: "For three
transgressions of Tyre, and for four, I will not revoke the punishment, because
they delivered up a whole people to Edom, and did not remember the covenant of
brotherhood. 10 So I will send a fire
upon the wall of Tyre, and it shall devour her strongholds.’’
3 Tyre has built herself a rampart and heaped
up silver like dust, and fine gold like the mud of the streets. 4 But behold, the Lord will strip her of her
possessions and strike down her power on the sea, and she shall be devoured by
fire.”
“They were
headed for another destruction because they had rejected the Lord Jesus, who
performed many miracles there (Luke 10:13).
(Luke 10:13)
“13 "Woe to you, Chorazin! Woe to you,
Bethsaida! For if the mighty works done in you had been done in Tyre and Sidon,
they would have repented long ago, sitting in sackcloth and ashes.”
“Undoubtedly
some of the apostles (most likely the three or four who were from that village)
also worked miracles in Bethsaida during their preaching tour. The massive miracle that occurred nearby only
refused, leads to greater judgment; thus, as Jesus warned, ‘It will be more
tolerable for Tyre and Sidon in the judgment than for [Chorazin and Bethsaida]”
(Luke 10:14). The outwardly religious
people of Bethsaida who rejected the truth will face a more severe judgment
than pagans with less knowledge.”
Spiritual Meaning for my life
today: Learn the examples of who is
going to receive a severe judgment, what they did to deserve it and then don’t
do it.
My Steps of Faith for Today: I am trusting the Lord to help me to lower my
Blood Pressure, to show me what I am to do as I live in this house alone,
something that I never wanted to do. Trusting
the Lord to continue to give my grandson Jagger healing of his body due to a
motorcycle wreck.
10/13/2026
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