Matthew 16

Matthew 16:5-12
The Leaven of the Pharisees and Sadducees

- v8-10. "But Jesus, aware of this, asked, Why are you discussing among yourselves the fact that you have no bread? O you [men, how little trust you have in Me, how] little faith!

Do you not yet discern (perceive and understand)? Do you not remember the five loaves of the five thousand, and how many [small hand] baskets you gathered?

Nor the seven loaves for the four thousand, and how many [large provision] baskets you took up?"

I just found out that parking at my workplace costs only $20/mth. That is ridiculously cheap considering that HDB parking is already $65/mth!!! And with an office that's less than 5km from where I live, I think a full tank of petrol a month is about roughly how much I need to utilise to go to work every month!!

The only thing I need now is..... a car!!!! And my Heavenly Father knows I need all these things. (Matt 6:32)

A 2nd hand Subaru R1 (small 4-seat cute car) costs ~$30,000
A 2nd hand Honda Integra (4-seat sports car) costs ~$70,000
A 2nd hand BMW Z4 (2-seat convertible) costs ~$130,000

And we're not even talking about brand new cars here. The R1 would take be about 3 years to save up just to buy it, 7 years for the Integra, and 13 years of the Z4. And we're not even factoring in petrol, maintenance and insurance costs, or even savings for retirement and investments... and what if I wanna get married and buy a condo/house????

Now I'm not intending to buy a car right now at this moment. I will only consider getting a car when I have the cash on hand. What I want to say is this - when I look at the whole big picture, it is impossible for me to afford ANY car anytime soon based on my current circumstances and abilities. But with God, all things are possible! I really don't know how, and I don't see any solution or way out. But I know Jesus fed 5,000 ppl with 5 loaves and 2 fish, and He fed 4,000 with 7 loaves and some fish - all with plenty leftover to spare.

And this is the only time where Jesus says, "O you men, how little trust you have in Me, how little faith!" (All the previous verses are simply "O you of little faith.") It was Jesus who gave me this position I have now. Why wouldn't He give me the car, and the house too? And He who did not spare His own Son, but delivered Him up for us all, how shall He not with Him also freely give us all things? (Romans 8:32)