Day 44: October 25, 2025 – Deuteronomy 11-15 and Mark 9

Again, when you have these many chapters that you are making your way through on a daily basis it is hard to focus on something specific. I was curious about the promise that one day there will be one single place where to worship the Lord. Remember, this is crucial for the people of Israel and it translates into the temple in Jerusalem, as that place that is forecasted. This Scripture speaks of the house of the Lord, the place where the Lord resides, which is such a different concept from that of Jesus being in our midst no matter where we may find ourselves. This allows for churches all over the globe in worship with God in a way that is worthy and acceptable in the presence of God. There is no single place where God resides and where God has to be worshipped. God is present in all places and with all of us but it is in community where we find the fullness of God.

Mark describes the transfiguration, where Jesus and his clothes are changed to sparkling and dazzling white. We then find Jesus, and this is a curious verse, in 9:30 that he did not want anyone to know where he was because he was: “teaching his disciples.” He wanted some time to be able to teach his disciples and spend time with them. The topic of the day was his death and resurrection. Not really something they wanted to talk about.