Mark 8:14-16 CEB

Jesus' disciples had forgotten to bring any bread, so they had only one loaf with them in the boat.

He gave them strict orders: "Watch out and be on your guard for the yeast of the Pharisees as well as the yeast of Herod."

The disciples discussed this among themselves, "He said this because we have no bread."

Mark 8:14-16 CEB

What was Jesus trying to teach his team?

What is the "yeast of the Pharisees" and the "yeast of Herod"?

Maybe it's something like this...Jesus has just fed crowds from small amounts of food, we're good people, Jesus will sort this for us now, we deserve it...the yeast of the Pharisees...

Jesus has fed crowds with his power, just use that now and feed all of us...the yeast of Herod...

In the next few verses Jesus reminds his team of the surplus generated at those two events where the crowd was fed...perhaps Jesus was wanting them to see that they had already squandered or lost His provision for them.

Whatever the lesson, they didn't get it.

And sometimes I'm the same. I don't get it. 

"Jesus, where you're trying to show me something, teach me something, help me see something that I'm just not getting, don't give up on me, I'll get there eventually.

And in the waiting, the struggle, the wrestling, help me to rest in your Grace, Grace towards me.

Amen"

#gospelofMark #GoodNews 

#invitation