Tuesday, August 11, 2015

Do you not remember?

But Jesus, aware of this, asked, Why are you discussing among yourselves the fact that you have no bread? O you [men, how little trust you have in Me, how] little faith! Do you not yet discern (perceive and understand)? Do you not remember the five loaves of the five thousand, and how many [small hand] baskets you gathered? Nor the seven loaves for the four thousand, and how many [large provision] baskets you took up? Matthew 16:8-10 AMP

Today, let's start with the 'But Jesus, aware of this' portion of this scripture.  In the gospels we read about Jesus being aware of what was going on in people's thoughts, their intentions and purposes. Here is another example,

But He, [well] aware of their intent and purpose, said to them, Every kingdom split up against itself is doomed and brought to desolation, and so house falls upon house. [The disunited household will collapse.] Luke 11:17 AMP

Jesus is aware of what we struggle with in our thought lives. He knows that we sometimes lack faith and understanding. He knows that we fall short and that sometimes our flesh is weak.

All of you must keep awake (give strict attention, be cautious and active) and watch and pray, that you may not come into temptation. The spirit indeed is willing, but the flesh is weak. Matthew 26:41 AMP

Sometimes there is a temptation to take the 'easy' route, to give up, instead of pressing on, watching and praying. We forget what God has done for us. We can lose perspective of what Jesus did for us on The Cross, because we are too busy looking at our circumstances. 

But God shows and clearly proves His [own] love for us by the fact that while we were still sinners, Christ (the Messiah, the Anointed One) died for us.  Therefore, since we are now justified (acquitted, made righteous, and brought into right relationship with God) by Christ's blood, how much more [certain is it that] we shall be saved by Him from the indignation and wrath of God.  Romans 5:8-9 AMP

So today, let's focus on Jesus, not our circumstances. Let's not get upset and angry with ourselves about where and when we fall short. Jesus is aware of what we are thinking, He knows we are not perfect. Yet He still died for us, so we could have the opportunity for a loving relationship with our heavenly father, and eternal life. Let's choose today to live in the freedom Jesus gives us.

If when we were at our worst, we were put on friendly terms with God by the sacrificial death of his Son, now that we're at our best, just think of how our lives will expand and deepen by means of his resurrection life! Now that we have actually received this amazing friendship with God, we are no longer content to simply say it is plodding prose. We sing and shout our praises to God through Jesus, the Messiah! Romans 5:10-11 The Message 


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