What God did for His people, Israel, was very great. There is a striking  contrast between their slavery in Egypt and their abundance in the  promised land. God had multiplied His blessing upon them, just as Jesus  did when He turned water into wine (John 2:1-11). If the blessing is to  be maintained and increased, we must honour the Lord. We must cry to Him  for blessing: "Hear my prayer, O God, listen to the words of my mouth."  We must call upon Him with faith: "Surely God is my help; the Lord is  the One who sustains me" (Psalm 54:2,4).
 "Be careful! Watch out for the yeast of the Pharisees and Sadducees!"  (Matthew 17:6),. even after there us divine revelation (Matthew 16:17),  the influence of evil can be felt (Matthew 16:23), The warning - "Be  careful! Watch out ... !" must never be forgotten. Satan is looking for  an opportunity to leads us away from the Lord. We must hear what Jesus  is saying to us about discipleship (Matthew 16:24), and we must commit   ourselves to Him (Matthew 16:25). There is nothing more important than  this (Matthew 16:26). If we are to be true followers of Jesus, we must  learn to live our lives in the light of eternity (Matthew 16:27). We are  to seek revelations of God's eternal Kingdom, revelations which will  send us back, from the mountain-top, to live each day for Jesus.  
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