All of us who love Jesus and rely on the fact that He saved us when He didn’t have to are thankful for that grace - that love we didn’t earn. I mean, grace is our hope and our ticket; but even though we know that, we also want to get better at this, right? You want to grow, right? Have you ever felt like you just want to get to the place where everything you do just puts a smile on the Lord’s face - like you just want to grow and grow until you please Him with every single step? Here’s the thing: That is an awesome desire that comes from a heart of love for God, but at the same time, be careful. I’m not saying that it’s a bad thing to want to please the Lord. What I’m saying is to make sure your growth is the kind of growth God wants. Do you remember the second time Jesus fed thousands of people with a tiny amount of food? Well, right after that miracle, Jesus and His boys got into a boat and He told them to “Be careful.” and to “Watch out for the yeast of the Pharisees.” Yeast is something you add to bread to make it big, puffy and tastier. The Pharisees added extra stuff like rituals and rules to their faith to make it the best so they could impress God the most. Fact is, the stuff they added just ruined their faith. Jesus reminded His boys of the miraculous meals. He has the power to take nothing and make it more than enough. In the end, the thing that pleases God the most is when we are dependent on Him for everything.
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