Father, this has been a different kind of day. I can’t really put my finger on it but… Overall it has been a good day, and I will take a good day, any day! Thank You, Father, for Your blessed presence. Thank You for keeping enabling me to keep my goals, as well.
Luke 13:20-21 (<<click here to read the passage)
Some time back Karen and I started cutting down on certain types of food as mainstays in our diet that we felt were not very beneficial for us. For the most part, we have eliminated starchy foods and sugary foods from the foods we eat.
Now I have never been a big bread eater, but I enjoyed toast with breakfast, and on special occasions, rolls with homemade jelly on them did the trick. We haven’t kept bread in the house for some time but…when we go out to eat, sometimes we will indulge.
One place we enjoy is Texas Roadhouse – good food, great service, and reasonably priced. And they have fresh-baked rolls which they serve hot from the oven with cinnamon butter! Mmmmmmmm! They are yeast rolls, so they even smell delicious!
Just a few weeks back, we looked at yeast. In that instance, Jesus spoke saying “Beware of the yeast of the Pharisees—their hypocrisy.” Luke 12:1 And now He is comparing the Kingdom of God to yeast! What?!
So, when you think about it “the yeast of the Pharisees – their hypocrisy” had a bent to wickedness. It worked as yeast works, permeating our lives through and through to our loss because it is a mentality that goes against what is good and whole and pure. How can one be filled with hypocrisy and love God with all their heart, soul, mind, and strength? If you are hiding behind a mask, how can you truly love others? You can’t!
Now, if we allow God’s love to permeate our lives – and that is what brings about His Kingdom – it gives us a bent toward holiness! It is wholesome. It is pure. It perpetuates eternal joy! There is not one thing bad in that whole batch! And a little dab’l do ya!
For some of us, our bent to wickedness is hard to overcome. We may think that we’ll never overcome it. But just a little bit of “holy” yeast can impact us greatly!
I was curious as to the ingredients of Texas Roadhouse rolls, so I searched for a “copy-cat” recipe online. For that recipe, one would use 4 cups of flour and 2 ¼ teaspoons of yeast to yield 24 rolls. In that recipe, there is 92 times as much flour as there is yeast! That’s almost a penny in comparison with a dollar!
Take heart! If sin is steamrolling your spiritual walk, go to Jesus! A little prayer may not seem like much, but it is powerful in the hands of a mighty God! Don’t give up if you fall! Keep on keeping on! Jesus and all the throngs of heaven are cheering you on! You can do it! A little bit of yeast goes a long way!
Aug 25th, 2020, Tues, 7:52 pm
