Daily Reading

Matthew 15:29-1:12; Psalm 20:1-9; Proverbs 4:20-27 Are you noticing a pattern here? Jesus goes from town to town teaching and healing the people. The disciples follow along - usually pretty clueless. Occasionally they get a spark of understanding, but they quickly fall back into old patterns. Then there are the pharisees, who are watching every move He makes, trying to discredit Him. Over & over this has been happening & today is no different. Jesus has been preaching & healing for three days now & the people are running out of food. Jesus tells the disciples to feed them. The disciples are dumb-founded. How will they feed all these people? It doesn't occur to them that Jesus can just multiply what they have like He did a few days ago. So they question Jesus & He once again performs a miracle. Later He tells them to watch out for the "yeast" of the Pharisees. "Yeast?" "What yeast?" "Is Jesus angry that we forgot to bring food with us?" They still don't get it. Jesus doesn't need food - He can draw it out of the air. We read this & think silly, thick-headed disciples. Why can't they see what's right in front of their face? The pharisees are also acting pretty foolish. They've been following Jesus around watching all that He does & says. They attempt to confuse Him, trick Him, and catch Him breaking the law. But everytime, Jesus answers them straight up & He teaches them truth. Yet, they are still asking Him to prove Himself. We read this & think silly, thick-headed Pharisees. Why can't they see what's right in front of their face? I think we need to be asking ourselves this question. What are we missing? What truths has the Holy Spirit been whispering in our hearts? How are we being thick-headed & silly? What changes do we need to make? Spend time today focusing on the areas that you need to improve. Ask God to reveal to you the areas in which you can strenghten your relationship with Him. And then do it.