As Christians we tend to always 'think' that our focus is always on Jesus. This mornign I had to be somewhere at 7:00 am, and I could not believe how people drive and just the 'Hurried up' pace in which everyone in. How could their focus be on Jesus in these times?
This past Sunday I preached in Mark 8. You have all probably read this scripture many times, and some of you may have even taught it, or preached it. Jesus just fed 4,000 people again with just a few fish and loaves of bread, and then had a confrontation with the Pharisees. Jesus tells His disciples "Watch out for the yeast of the Pharisees and that of Herod." His disciples discussed what He said and came up with this brilliant answer "It is because we have no bread."
Does this remind us of anyone? How many times do we allow the world and that which is around us to distract us from the One (Jesus) that is right with us? The disciples are constant reminders to us all that we need to stay 'focused' on Jesus and not the world, or others. The Pharisees missed the reason for the miracles (to show them that He was the Messiah) and sought monitary things instead of the Savior. We all tend to have the same problem on a daily basis. As a Pastor I have to guard myself from things and people distracting me from Jesus and being In Him. As a Pastor it is also a stark reminder that alot of times one can be ministering and loose focus also.
So what about us? Will we learn what Jesus was sharing with His disciples? Will we learn that we must and need to remain focused, and In Him? He is the bread of life, and He can give us all that we need~
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