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<h1>Crossing Over - A Call to Be on the Side Where Jesus Is -&nbsp;Crystal G.H. Lowery, Mount Pleasant, South Carolina -&nbsp;Nov 19, 2025</h1>
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<p class="subtitle" style="text-align: justify;"><strong>The Groaning of the Heart of Jesus</strong></p>
<p style="text-align: justify;">When Jesus landed on one side of the lake in Mark 8, He was immediately met&nbsp;<em>not</em>&nbsp;by followers longing for truth, but by Pharisees ready to&nbsp;<em>confront</em>&nbsp;Him. The Scripture says, "The Pharisees came and began to argue with Him, seeking from Him a sign from Heaven to test Him" (Mark 8:11 ESV).</p>
<p style="text-align: justify;">That word "confront" carries weight. It doesn't describe curiosity; it exposes conflict. It tells us that the Pharisees weren't seeking revelation; they were seeking validation of their unbelief. They wanted to trap Jesus in His words, to control the narrative, to reduce the Son of God to a debate partner. But Jesus didn't take their bait. Mark tells us something profound: "He sighed deeply in His spirit" (Mark 8:12 ESV).</p>
<p style="text-align: justify;">This was not the sigh of exhaustion or irritation. It was the sigh of divine sorrow. It was the groan of Heaven at the blindness of the religiously hardened heart.&nbsp;<strong>Jesus wasn't frustrated because He was being challenged; He was grieved because those who claimed to know God could not recognize Him standing before them.</strong></p>
<p style="text-align: justify;">Then Jesus answers simply and prophetically: "No sign will be given to this generation" (Mark 8:12 ESV). In other words, "You're asking for what you already have. The Sign is standing in front of you."&nbsp; &nbsp; <a href="https://elijahlist.com/words/display_word.html?ID=33368" target="_blank" rel="noopener">READ MORE</a></p>
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