He Has Done All Things Well

As we continue our slow reading of Mark today (chapters 5 to 8), our goal is to read all four chapters today and then one chapter each day for the next four days.

As I read all four chapters this morning, there were many things that caught my attention, but it was the last verse in Mark 7 that summed up the reading best, I thought. "He has done all things well." What a great testimony!

I am reminded of Genesis 1 where God "saw that it was good" after every act of creation. The new creation that Jesus is bringing into being is of no less quality or goodness. The work of Christ in us and in our world is good stuff!

"He has done all things well." This is a testimony to the quality of Jesus' work. Whether it was his teaching or his healing or his nature miracles or his power over demonic forces, he did all things well. No doubt, this applied to his carpentry and his compassion; his study and his service; his partying and his praying. He has done all things well - whether it was eating with sinners, raising the dead, or explaining the Scriptures. He has done all things well!

And he still does. The love he shows to us, the forgiveness he gives to us, the hope he sets in our hearts, the purpose he gives our lives - he does all things well. It is a testimony of his greatness that he does all things well. For this, I will be thankful this morning. In my prayer time, I will name my blessings and acknowledge with thanksgiving that he has done all things well.

And more than this, I will strive to follow his example. I pray for the desire to do all things well, and I pray for the equipping presence of the Holy Spirit so that I am enabled to do all things well. The old adage comes to mind: if a thing is worth doing, it is worth doing well. Jesus certainly modeled that. As his follower, I am inspired to do so as well.

How about you?