Reading
SAA Notes
The yeast of the Pharisees is seen in verses 11 and 12. What is so wrong about these attitudes and teachings that Jesus warns against them? How can I tell honest questioning from cynical pretence?
SJA Notes
* Dear God, Your word is our life. Please feed us with the bread of life today.
“And he sighed deeply in his spirit …”
We read that Jesus sighed deeply in His spirit.
In yesterday’s reading from Mark we saw another instance of this – Jesus sighed when looking up to heaven, before healing the deaf and mute man.
Sigh.
Sometimes we might not be sure whether we should sigh or not.
A sigh generally means there is a great weight on the spirit, something bigger than we can get our heads around.
But our King sighed!
Jesus is the creator and sustainer of the universe, all-knowing, all-seeing, all-powerful. There is nothing outside of His understanding, no lack in any way.
When we sigh, we can know that Jesus did too.
For us to keep in mind, Peter’s exhortation must ring true,
“Humble yourselves, therefore, under the mighty hand of God so that at the proper time he may exalt you, casting all your anxieties on him, because he cares for you.”
* Dear God,
Thank You for the encouragement to us in this passage, that we see You, in the Person of the Son, breathing a sigh.
Please comfort us in knowing that Jesus experienced the depth of emotion that run rampant through our own brief lives here on earth.
May we cast our cares on You today, trusting that You care for us.
Amen.