Despite witnessing Jesus, miracles, the disciples remained focussed on their physical needs, failing to grasp his true identity and mission. Jesus’ diagnosis of their spiritual blindness shows that it was due to the evil which originated from within us, not from external sources. This internal evil is a greater oppression than external enemies, resulting in Jesus having to go to the Cross, sacrificing himself to pay for our sins and to set us free from the evil within us, replacing our evil hearts with hearts that seek to glorify God.

Pastor Lim Luck Yong preached his sermon from Mark 8.