"You give them something to eat." Jesus says.
It was after a long days of work, The apostles and Jesus went to a remote place to get some rest but because they were so influential and recognizable the people that saw them made it to the destination before they did. Jesus finding them before they had landed had compassion on them and began teaching. Towards the end of the day the disciples came to him and asked if they could send them away but with the command of YOU give them something to eat is something that gives many of us in the future insight on what to do.
A lot of us a lot of the time put our responsibilities, our burdens on others because at least for me I get lazy, bitter, angry at things i shouldnt be. When Jesus and the disciples had landed they had already done the work they needed to have done for that day but they continued with Jesus leadership and love for the people He came to save. Having compassion he gave himself as a sacrifice even in this time of teaching. I need to lay myself down more and more each day. He then commands the disciples to give them something to eat, with the people coming to listen Jesus tells them to give something to eat. But i feel like this command of the disciples giving them something to eat is something physical but also spiritual. Spiritual food is more of a necessity then food that fills our stomachs. The food of the heart is more precious then anything else. I feel like my heart needs to be fed every single minute of every day and it is TRUE. But seeing the things that goes into my heart is the problem. My heart is fragile, dark, deep and it needs to be filled with the things that God loves, with the heart of his people.
Application, trust in the WORD more. It is my food for the heart, because i cannot live on "bread" alone =), pasta. HAHA. So although i try to do my devotions with the Lord every night im needing a spiritual awakening, a repentant heart with a desire for the word and to live by it and in that way "know" it.
Tuesday Evening; the OVERflow of my heart.
The pharisees call the people that dont wash their hands unclean as they lived by there traditions, ... ill leave it at that, think about it.
Verse 20 to 23
He went on: "what comes out of a man is what makes him 'unclean.' For from within, out of men's hearts, come evil thoughts, sexual immorality, theft, murder, adultery, greed, malice, deceit, lewdness, envy, slander, arrogance and folly. All these evils come from inside and make a man 'unclean'
When i think of unclean i think of pigs in the mud, sweaty people like myself for WHATEVER reason. For these instances its a nice hot shower or a walk in the rain (my romanticized life HAHA) to become clean, because we see water as something pure, and clean to rid ourselves of the things we eat and become. The pharisees were the ones that brought the unclean stuff about, trying to find fault within the disciples and Jesus himself. The traditions he said, the traditions are the ones that there living up to, the standards of their forefathers and not the father himself he says. Dont we do that too? we have rules set, WHY? are there reasons, are they valid reasons, and in no way shape or form am i saying that rules are bad =), they are excellent but when we use them and put them inplace of our Lord and make it our idol to make it to that standard every single time is when we become faulty??? (Wrong usage of word). But the things we intake, i am reminded of the saying "You are what you eat". In this world i feel like all of us eat something, and im not talking about food. The things we eat are part of those worldly things, we as christians, i myself as a christian am so enticed by the thigns of this world especially the second one (im trying) which is sexual immorality. These things i intake are the reflections or overflow of my heart. And in order for me to glorify the Lord i know that the things that come from my heart need to be clean, my thoughts my life must be for His glory.
The inside is what counts, because God looks at the heart, Jeremiah chapter 17.
Application, watch waht i eat, i need to be on a spiritual diet.
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