"Why Do You Call Me Good?" (Mark 10:18)
When Jesus
is approached by a rich man with the words "Good Teacher" He doesn't
miss a beat in retorting with "Why do you call me good?" It's a funny
question. Maybe the man was just trying to be respectful to Jesus with
the title Good Teacher. Maybe the man had heard of Jesus and His
teaching and felt as though what he preached was good.
What
ultimately happens is this opportunity to bring glory to God. God
alone is good. Good things are good because God made them so. And all good things come from God.
How
does this come across in this conversation though. The man is subtly
proclaiming who Jesus is. If God is good and Jesus is being called Good
Teacher, the man is acknowledging Jesus' Deity. Whether purposefully
or unknowingly it creates an acknowledgment of Jesus being the Son of
God. How do we recognize God's goodness? Do we see His goodness
through mountains and valleys of life? How do we choose to recognize
God's goodness when the world around us is less than perfect?
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