"Do you still not understand?"

Job 22; Mark 7; Mark 8

Scripture

Mark 8:14-21 “The disciples had forgotten to bring bread, except for one loaf they had with them in the boat. 15"Be careful," Jesus warned them. "Watch out for the yeast of the Pharisees and that of Herod."
16They discussed this with one another and said, "It is because we have no bread."
17Aware of their discussion, Jesus asked them: "Why are you talking about having no bread? Do you still not see or understand? Are your hearts hardened? 18Do you have eyes but fail to see, and ears but fail to hear? And don't you remember? 19When I broke the five loaves for the five thousand, how many basketfuls of pieces did you pick up?"
"Twelve," they replied.
20"And when I broke the seven loaves for the four thousand, how many basketfuls of pieces did you pick up?"
They answered, "Seven."
21He said to them, "Do you still not understand?"

Observation

We are just like the disciples that walked with Jesus. "Slow" They listened to Jesus’ warning about the yeast of the Pharisees and thought that he must have been saying that because they had forgotten to bring bread with them. Jesus then reminds them of the feeding of the 5,000 and the feeding of the 4,000 and how much food was left over! They were in the boat with the “Bread of Life”; He could supply them with their daily bread. He was trying to get them to think on a spiritual level, but they just didn’t get it. We don’t get it a lot of times too! Our thoughts are on our daily needs and usually more on our daily wants and we don’t hear the voice of God as He tries to teach us spiritual lessons!

Application

What is God trying to teach us about our spiritual walk? We need to quit worrying for a moment about our physical needs and look at what is happening around us that is Eternal. There is some Big Stuff that God wants to involve us in but we need to be able to hear His voice and understand His plan.

Prayer

Heavenly Father, help me open my spiritual ears and my spiritual eyes. Help me see the important stuff today. You are the “Bread of Life.” Help me not to miss what you are trying to teach me!



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