The common people heard Him gladly, Mark 12:37.

It the context of this verse, Jesus was teaching in the temple. The scribes and the Pharisees were present, and they were questioning the deity of Jesus. The scribes and Pharisees had an outward appearance of being religious, but inwardly they were very proud and thought themselves to be better than others.

Common people are down-to-earth people who know that there is no difference between them and other people. Common people may be rich, poor or in between with regard to wealth.

To be common is to identify yourself with everyone else and to know that you are no better than any other person.

The common people heard Him gladly because they knew that they had sinned against God and that putting on religion was not the answer to their sin problem. They knew that they needed the Savior; for Jesus had said, I am not come to call the righteous (Jesus was speaking to the self-righteous Pharisees) but sinners to repentance, Matthew 9:13.

Common people, whether rich, poor or in between, know that they need to repent of their sins and accept God salvation.

You fill find Him in John 3:16.

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GUEST MEDITATION - Common people - The Daily Progress