12 Aug 2014; Mat 14
Mat 13:53-58 is about Jesus at His hometown Nazareth. There he showed miracles and the wisdom of God. But the people question His wisdom and rejected Him.
Mat 14 opened with the beheading of John the baptist. Herod which represent the people reject John and the person John was preparing to come.
The 2 spoke about unbelief.
The next 2 stories is also about unbelief - but unbelief of the believers - Jesus disciple.
The first story is about feeding the 5000, where the disciples failed to exercise faith on using the limited resources to feed the people. The second is about Peter who walked on water, and Jesus has to ask him why do you doubt.
Rewinding - Jesus spoke about the parables of the sower, The 4 kinds of heart. The harden heart (on the path eaten by birds), the superficial heart (rocky ground), the divided heart (choke by weeds) and lastly the fruitful heart.
Jesus warn about the hearts - but in particular the superficial heart and the divided heart. The disciples ask Jesus to send the crowd away and save the problem on feeding them. But Jesus heart is about compassion for the lost but just a get past and over with the superficial heart. Peter sank because he doubt, a undivided heart.
As such, it is easier to harden our heart and be not a believer of Christ. But as disciples of Christ, it is a request for a heart that is totally for God and moved for God. To have that heart beat for the lost and the intent of God.
Of this I pray - a heart that follow after God in a fruitful way. Amen.
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