May 9
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In today's passage we have the famous story of Jesus feeding the 5,000. There are several things to note about this story. (1) The disciples, like us oftentimes, doubted the power and ability of Jesus to do great things. It's not always easy to trust God when there is great need in front of us, I know that I seldom do. But always remember this story when you wonder if God can make something out of a difficult situation. It's not that he always will make everything easy for us, but this story shows that he's always in control. (2) Jesus is both powerful and compassionate. This is a story that shows that Jesus doesn't use his miraculous powers merely to show off, but to help people who are in need. We serve a God who does care about every detail of our life. The hairs on our head are numbered by our heavenly Father. We have to understand that even when things are tough, even when it's impossible to think that God is there, he is always close to us in our need.
If you were in any doubt about this, by the way, the next thing he does is walk on water.
Jesus used the little bit that the boy had to bless 5,000!
ReplyDeleteJesus can use what little we have to bless people today, if we let Him.