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My posts come from my personal daily scripture readings and a part of my personal accountability. If we are going to grow as followers of Christ, we must be in the Word! If you miss these a few days, something has kept me from it; but if they're gone for too many days, call me on the carpet. We need to hold one another accountable. I follow the readings and journaling from lifejournal.me. Join me on this journey as our lives are to Reflect the Image-and Jesus IS the image. Peace, Carla Sunberg Friday, March 1, 2013 God's Provision Misunderstood Scripture: Mark 8:14 ¶ Now the disciples had forgotten to bring any bread; and they had only one loaf with them in the boat. Mark 8:15 And he cautioned them, saying, “Watch out—beware of the yeast of the Pharisees and the yeast of Herod.” Mark 8:16 They said to one another, “It is because we have no bread.” Mark 8:17 And becoming aware of it, Jesus said to them, “Why are you talking about having no bread? Do you still not perceive or understand? Are your hearts hardened? Mark 8:18 Do you have eyes, and fail to see? Do you have ears, and fail to hear? And do you not remember? Mark 8:19 When I broke the five loaves for the five thousand, how many baskets full of broken pieces did you collect?” They said to him, “Twelve.” Mark 8:20 “And the seven for the four thousand, how many baskets full of broken pieces did you collect?” And they said to him, “Seven.” Mark 8:21 Then he said to them, “Do you not yet understand?” Observation: Just a couple of days ago we were talking about the way in which God cares for his people. The disciples were tired and hungry and even in the midst of ministry Jesus had made sure that the disciples had received the care that they needed. He wanted them to realize that he was all that they needed and that he would be their sustainer. It's just a little time later and the discussion turns again to bread. They had only brought one loaf with them and Jesus mentions to them that they are to beware of yeast -- that of the Pharisees and of Herod. Immediately they think that Jesus is talking about needing to get bread and what might happen if they got bread from the Pharisees when they landed on the other side of the sea. At this point Jesus is a bit frustrated. He can't figure out why they would even worry about bread. Have they not figured out that Jesus will take care of their needs? He was always looking out for them, making sure they had enough food and rest. The miracles that had been performed were not just for the people around them, but for the disciples themselves. Yes, Jesus was a bit frustrated that the disciples would jump to this conclusion when it is not what he meant at all. Jesus' concern was for the influence of both the Pharisees and of Herod. Their influence could act much as yeast does -- just a small amount can permeate the whole loaf. Application: How many times does Jesus have to provide for us before we learn to trust in him? Trust is really the key when we misunderstand God's provision for us. There was duality of mission in Jesus' provision for his followers. Yes, Jesus fed the 5000 but the result was that the disciples were cared for. Do we ever become disappointed because God doesn't provide for us in the way that we would like? Do we become frustrated because it's not just all about us, but instead we are part of a bigger picture of provision. It's quite possible that the disciples had a hard time seeing the fact that Jesus was caring for them in the midst of ministering to many others. Jesus had to remind them that when the others had been fed, it was the disciples who went home with all the extra baskets of food! Sometimes we complain about what the Lord is doing and we fail to see that we are the ones who get to go home with the extra blessing. We must be careful to think that provision is always about the material world. There are many times when we have to walk through difficult times both emotionally and spiritually and it is also in these moments that he goes with us and provides for us. I think that this is the area in which I struggle the most. I know he's been with me in the past but somehow today I seem to think that I have to face the battles all on my own. And I think Jesus looks at me with frustration and says, "Don't you understand?" When we fail to understand the true intent of God's provision, we fail to give glory to God. The story is not about the "stuff" that we receive from God, but about our trust and dependence upon him. It has to do with our life of faith -- or lack thereof. In this case the disciples seemed to fail to see that past provision meant present and future provision as well. This was a great lack of faith and Jesus found it quite disturbing. If Jesus has been caring for us, leading us and providing for us, why do we find it so hard to continue to have faith and trust in him? The result is that we become overwhelmed with the problems that we have to face today! Again, we take the issues of life and we place them in our own hands, and we think we have to find our own solutions. Jesus is saying, I cared for you yesterday -- I will care for you today, I will care for you forever. Prayer: Lord, thank you for your care and love and provision. May my memories of yesterday sustain me today and into the future. Amen.
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Chapter 8 1 Onih se dana opet skupio silan svijet. Buduæi da nisu imali što jesti, dozva Isus uèenike pa im reèe: 2"Žao mi je naroda jer su veæ tri dana uza me i nemaju što jesti. 3Ako ih otpravim gladne njihovim kuæama, klonut æe putom. A neki su od njih došli iz daleka." 4Uèenici mu odgovore: "Otkuda bi ih tko ovdje u pustinji mogao nahraniti kruhom?" 5On ih zapita: "Koliko kruhova imate?" Oni odgovore: "Sedam." 6Nato zapovjedi mnoštvu da posjeda po zemlji. I uze sedam kruhova, zahvali, razlomi i davaše svojim uèenicima da posluže. I poslužiše mnoštvu. 7A imali su i malo ribica. Blagoslovi i njih te reèe da i to posluže. 8I jeli su i nasitili se. A od preteklih ulomaka odniješe sedam košara. 9Bilo ih je oko èetiri tisuæe. Tada ih otpusti, 10a sam sa svojim uèenicima odmah uðe u laðu i ode u kraj dalmanutski. 11Tada istupiše farizeji i poèeše raspravljati s njime. Iskušavajuæi ga, zatraže od njega znak s neba. 12On uzdahnu iz sve duše i reèe: "Zašto ovaj naraštaj traži znak? Zaista, kažem vam, ovome se naraštaju neæe dati znak." 13Tada ih ostavi, ponovno uðe u laðu pa otiðe prijeko. 14A zaboraviše ponijeti kruha; imali su samo jedan kruh sa sobom na laði. 15Nato ih Isus opomenu: "Pazite, èuvajte se kvasca farizejskog i kvasca Herodova!" 16Oni, zamišljeni, meðu sobom govorahu: "Kruha nemamo." 17Zamijetio to Isus pa im reèe: "Zašto ste zamišljeni što kruha nemate? Zar još ne shvaæate i ne razumijete? Zar vam je srce stvrdnuto? 18Oèi imate, a ne vidite; uši imate, a ne èujete? Zar se ne sjeæate? 19Kad sam ono razlomio pet kruhova na pet tisuæa, koliko punih košara ulomaka odnijeste?" Kažu mu: "Dvanaest." 20"A kada razlomih sedam na èetiri tisuæe, koliko punih košara ulomaka odnijeste?" Odgovore: "Sedam." 21A on æe njima: "I još ne razumijete?" 22Doðu u Betsaidu, dovedu mu slijepca pa ga zamole da ga se dotakne. 23On uhvati slijepca za ruku, izvede ga iz sela, pljunu mu u oèi, stavi na nj ruke i zapita ga: "Vidiš li što?" 24Slijepac upilji pogled i reèe: "Opažam ljude; vidim nešto kao drveæe ... hodaju." 25Tada mu Isus opet stavi ruke na oèi i slijepac progleda i ozdravi te je mogao sve jasno na daleko vidjeti. 26Tada ga posla kuæi i reèe mu: "Ne ulazi u selo." 27I krenu Isus i njegovi uèenici u sela Cezareje Filipove. Putem on upita uèenike: "Što govore ljudi, tko sam ja?" 28Oni mu rekoše: "Da si Ivan Krstitelj, drugi da si Ilija, treæi opet da si neki od proroka." 29On njih upita: "A vi, što vi kažete, tko sam ja?" Petar prihvati i reèe: "Ti si Pomazanik - Krist!" 30I zaprijeti im da nikomu ne kazuju o njemu. 31I poèe ih pouèavati kako Sin Èovjeèji treba da mnogo pretrpi, da ga starješine, glavari sveæenièki i pismoznanci odbace, da bude ubijen i nakon tri dana da ustane. 32Otvoreno im to govoraše. Petar ga uze u stranu i poèe odvraæati. 33A on se okrenu, pogleda svoje uèenike pa zaprijeti Petru: "Nosi se od mene, sotono, jer ti nije na pameti što je Božje, nego što je ljudsko!" 34Tada dozva narod i uèenike pa im reèe: "Hoæe li tko za mnom, neka se odrekne samoga sebe, neka uzme svoj križ i neka ide za mnom. 35Tko hoæe život svoj spasiti, izgubit æe ga; a tko izgubi život svoj poradi mene i evanðelja, spasit æe ga. 36Ta što koristi èovjeku steæi sav svijet, a životu svojemu nauditi? 37Ta što da èovjek dadne u zamjenu za život svoj? 38Doista, tko se zastidi mene i mojih rijeèi u ovom preljubnièkom i grešnièkom naraštaju - njega æe se stidjeti i Sin Èovjeèji kada doðe u slavi Oca svoga zajedno sa svetim anðelima."