Christ conscious or self conscious

(Mark 8:11) Then the Pharisees came out and began to dispute with Him, seeking from Him a sign from heaven, testing Him. 12 But He sighed deeply in His spirit, and said, "Why does this generation seek a sign? Assuredly, I say to you, no sign shall be given to this generation." 13 And He left them, and getting into the boat again, departed to the other side. 14 Now the disciples had forgotten to take bread, and they did not have more than one loaf with them in the boat. 15 Then He charged them, saying, "Take heed, beware of the leaven of the Pharisees and the leaven of Herod." 16 And they reasoned among themselves, saying, "It is because we have no bread." 17 But Jesus, being aware of it, said to them, "Why do you reason because you have no bread? Do you not yet perceive nor understand? Is your heart still hardened? (NKJV)

In Mark chapter 8, we read that Jesus just fed the multitude of four thousand with seven loaves of bread yet the His disciples were concerned with not bringing enough bread. It is indeed very strange. Why? If your father just gave generously to everyone all that they can eat and take, will you be worried that you forgot to bring enough cash with you?

It has something to do with verse 15: Then Jesus charged them, saying... In the NIV it states: "Be careful," Jesus warned them. "Watch out for the yeast of the Pharisees and that of Herod." Who are the Pharisees and Herod and what is leaven/yeast referred here? The Bible tells us very clearly that the Pharisees are the teachers of the law, Herod is an unbeliever. Another word these are people do not accept the Grace of God, people without faith. And leaven/yeast is their self-righteousness, their works of the law, their dependence of self effort, another word their unbelief which had influenced the disciples subtly diluted their faith, blocked them from perceiving or understanding and even hardened of their heart toward Christ (Grace) without them knowing it.

Don't be deceived, if it is not important Jesus won't have warned us... That's the power of the dark side, the devil will tell you of your self-righteousness, your self-ability, your self-desires, all about yourself. As long as your eyes are on yourself, you are being deceived, you have become like the disciples losing the ability to perceive and understand, you heart is hardened from hearing God. But fear not for He who is in us is greater than he who is in the world (1Jn 4:4), for He said "I will never leave you, nor forsake you" (Heb 13:5), for He said "be of good cheer, I have overcome the world" (John 16:33). Remember only when our eyes are on Christ, only when we are Christ conscious, then our self consciousness disappeared. Then come His peace, His wisdom, His health, His prosperity, His victory, His everything in our life. In Him we are everything but without Him we are nothing! (John 15:5) Behold unto His glory always. Hear Him!