A Little Slow

Matthew 16:3-12

I love the disciples. Their bumbling humanity can come so clearly through the stories in the gospels.

On one of their trips across Lake Galilee they had forgotten to bring bread. Jesus said, "Be on your guard against he yest of the Pharisees and Sadducees".

The disciples weren't really sure what Jesus meant by this so after some discussion they reached the conclusion it was because they had forgotten the bread.

Jesus rebuked them, “You of little faith, why are you talking among yourselves about having no bread? Do you still not understand? Don’t you remember the five loaves for the five thousand, and how many basketfuls you gathered? Or the seven loaves for the four thousand, and how many basketfuls you gathered? How is it you don’t understand that I was not talking to you about bread? But be on your guard against the yeast of the Pharisees and Sadducees” (Matthew 16:8-11).

I love the commentary that Matthew adds to this story: "Then they understood that he was not telling them to guard against the yeast used in bread, but against the teaching of the Pharisees and Sadducees" (Matthew 16:12).

I'm glad to know that I'm not the only one who gets sidetracked. I'm glad to know that I'm not the only one slow in grasping spiritual things.

Thank you Lord for your first disciples and thank you for your patience with them and your patience with your current disciples.