Scripture Reading: Mark 7:31-8:10
The activity of Jesus was intense. He was never in a hurry; for hurry is wasteful of time and strength. It spoils one’s work. It hinders speed. The man who hurries is nervous and fuses and does not begin to accomplish what the man accomplishes who never hurries. Jesus never hurried. He moved quietly, calmly, as if he had days and days for His work, and yet He never lost a moment. We have all this in the three or four words at the beginning of our passage. “And again, departing from the coasts of Tyre and Sidon, he came unto the Sea of Galilee, through the midst of the coasts of Decapolis.” Some men lose time between duties — Jesus never lost a moment. If we would get this lesson for ourselves it would add years to our lives. It is in the gaps between tasks that we waste time.
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