DAILY MANNA DEVOTIONAL FOR TODAY
Daily Manna devotional by Pastor Kumuyi of the Deeper Christain Life Ministry for today is here. Digest the word of the lord and pray believing
TOPIC OF DAILY MANNA DEVOTIONAL FOR SATURDAY 6TH JULY IS “NO LONGER MEDIEVAL MENTALITY”
BIBLE TEXT: Mark 8:10-21
10. And straightway he entered into a ship with his disciples, and came into the parts of Dalmanutha.11. And the Pharisees came forth, and began to question with him, seeking of him a sign from heaven, tempting him.12. And he sighed deeply in his spirit, and saith, Why doth this generation seek after a sign? verily I say unto you, There shall no sign be given unto this generation.13. And he left them, and entering into the ship again departed to the other side.14. Now the disciples had forgotten to take bread, neither had they in the ship with them more than one loaf.15. And he charged them, saying, Take heed, beware of the leaven of the Pharisees, and of the leaven of Herod.16. And they reasoned among themselves, saying, It is because we have no bread.17. And when Jesus knew it, he saith unto them, Why reason ye, because ye have no bread? perceive ye not yet, neither understand? have ye your heart yet hardened?18. Having eyes, see ye not? and having ears, hear ye not? and do ye not remember?19. When I brake the five loaves among five thousand, how many baskets full of fragments took ye up? They say unto him, Twelve.20. And when the seven among four thousand, how many baskets full of fragments took ye up? And they said, Seven.21. And he said unto them, How is it that ye do not understand?
KEY VERSE: Mark 8:15
“And he charged them, saying, Take heed, beware of the leaven of the Pharisees, and of the leaven of Herod.”
DAILY MANNA DEVOTIONAL FOR TODAY
In the Middle Ages, monks and nuns lived in monasteries and nunneries, isolated religious settlements that they believed would give them all the time in the world to pray and study the Bible without sinful community and family distractions.
Given to a vow of celibacy, they had no earthly ties that warranted visits of relations to their far-removed abodes. Nor were they motivated to take trips to the town. Their chief mission was to follow Christ’s solemn injunction: “Take heed, beware of the leaven of the Pharisees, and of the leaven of Herod.”
These persons of the medieval times did not have a spiritual grasp of our Lord’s teaching. They got the message that the Pharisees’ philosophy was like the bakers’ yeast that bloated loaf without adding long-term or fundamental value to it. Herod’s politics was as evil, destroying the righteous followers of God and promoting wickedness in Israel. Jesus said these were carnal additives that must be avoided.
Our Saviour’s example, together with what He taught, should be the sincere heaven seeker’s compass. He did not separate himself from the masses; He and His disciples stuck with the people so they could not only teach them the principles of the kingdom of God, but also present exemplary lifestyle. This approach has stood the test of time over the ages with millions trooping into the Kingdom.
The evangelism project will only blossom if the ambassadors of Christ leave their comfort zones to undertake a search for the lost. We are not to share in their leaven of sin as we interact with them, just as the Lord did not.
But we are to teach them to turn from sin and embrace the way of Christ. We must behave the way Paul, Silvanus and Timothy behaved during their missionary work in Thessalonica. They comported themselves “holily and justly and unblameably”.
THOUGHT FOR THE DAY:
Let others discover Christ in you.
THE BIBLE IN ONE YEAR:
2 Kings 11-13
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