OntheROAD

  THE FAITH OF THOMAS     In Mk6:30-44 Jesus feeds the 5000 with 5 loaves and 2 fish In Mk8:1-9 Jesus feeds 4000 with 7 loaves and “a few small fish”   Immediately after this, Jesus and the disciples then went by boat to another region, where. There the Pharisees “…came out and began to argue with Him, seeking from Him a sign from heaven, to test Him.   Sighing deeply in His spirit, He said, ‘Why does this generation seek for a sign?...’” (Mk8:11-12NASB95) [why do they always need to SEE something more?]   After getting back in the boat to go to another place, the disciples discovered “…they HAD FORGOTTEN to take bread,” (they had only one loaf) Thinking of that recent encounter, Jesus declared, “…Beware of the leaven of the Pharisees…” The disciples began discussing if Jesus stated that because they FORGOT BREAD . (Mk8:14-16)   “But Jesus, being aware of it, said to them, ‘Why do you reason because you have no bread? Do you not yet PERCEIVE nor UN...

  OPEN THE EYES       2 Kings 6 describes a situation when the king of Syria was trying to capture Elisha                   “Therefore, he sent horses and chariots and a great army there,  and they came by night and surrounded the city. And when the servant of the man of God arose early and went out,  there was an army, surrounding the city with horses and chariots. And his servant said to him, "Alas, my master! What shall we do?" (2Ki6:14-15NKJV)     How many times do we feel the enemy closing in all around us and it appears as if there is no escape? The creditors are circling as vultures… The symptoms are seeming to only worsen… The things being said about you are more frequent and vitriolic                   Everything seems to be disintegrating and spinning out of control ...