When they went across the lake, the disciples forgot to take bread. “Be careful,” Jesus said to them. “Be on your guard against the yeast of the Pharisees and Sadducees.” They discussed this among themselves and said, “It is because we didn’t bring any bread.” (Matthew:16:5-7)
Jesus was talking about the Pharisees and Sadducees but the disciples misinterpreted His words and thought that He was talking about their failure to bring bread. The irony is that not long ago, did Jesus performed the miracle of multiplication (five loaves and two fish for 5000/ four loaves for 7000). In the following verses from 8-12 in Chapter 16, Jesus knowing their thoughts rebukes them for being men of little faith because inspite of witnessing such a miraculous provision they thought He was not happy since they forgot to bring the bread. Jesus expected them to have much bigger faith especially after they witnessed such miracles. But it wasn't to be found among the disciples. The reason being the disciples were more aware of better preparedness to provide for large crowds next time rather than trusting Jesus. They forgot to bring them, which means they had it ready. They went to the extent of having breads ready for the journey to avoid a repeat of the situation.
The disciples were worried about displeasing Jesus about their shortcomings. There lies the problem with most of us too. We are always aware of our shortcomings which is common among humans instead of being aware of GOD's goodness. When we come to GOD with that mentality, we don't interpret His words as He intended. So many times we misunderstand the Word of GOD for this reason. It was not David's job to fight Goliath. He could have just walked away after meeting his brothers. But because David was aware of GOD's goodness in his life in the form of the victories he had against the lion and the bear, he just couldn't walk away. When we are aware of GOD's goodness and meditate on them often, we too would end up slaying giants and moving mountains in our lives.
Blessings!
Jesus was talking about the Pharisees and Sadducees but the disciples misinterpreted His words and thought that He was talking about their failure to bring bread. The irony is that not long ago, did Jesus performed the miracle of multiplication (five loaves and two fish for 5000/ four loaves for 7000). In the following verses from 8-12 in Chapter 16, Jesus knowing their thoughts rebukes them for being men of little faith because inspite of witnessing such a miraculous provision they thought He was not happy since they forgot to bring the bread. Jesus expected them to have much bigger faith especially after they witnessed such miracles. But it wasn't to be found among the disciples. The reason being the disciples were more aware of better preparedness to provide for large crowds next time rather than trusting Jesus. They forgot to bring them, which means they had it ready. They went to the extent of having breads ready for the journey to avoid a repeat of the situation.
The disciples were worried about displeasing Jesus about their shortcomings. There lies the problem with most of us too. We are always aware of our shortcomings which is common among humans instead of being aware of GOD's goodness. When we come to GOD with that mentality, we don't interpret His words as He intended. So many times we misunderstand the Word of GOD for this reason. It was not David's job to fight Goliath. He could have just walked away after meeting his brothers. But because David was aware of GOD's goodness in his life in the form of the victories he had against the lion and the bear, he just couldn't walk away. When we are aware of GOD's goodness and meditate on them often, we too would end up slaying giants and moving mountains in our lives.
Blessings!
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