Have you ever been in a situation where you just don't seem to have enough. I'm not talking about you overspending, living beyond your means, or not creating a budget, I'm talking about no matter what you have it's not enough. Dead end, no way out, there is no humanly way possible.
And God shows up...
Some of you smile, because you've witnessed this in your own life. You've been there when you've had no possible human solution and everything seems to work out anyway.
This is what happened in the history of Jesus, 5,000 men, the two fish and five loaves of bread. Please don't forget there were woman and children here also, they just are not mentioned, so the number of people is likely well over 10-15K of hungry mouths.
The only solution that could be found was a child (open heart) who was willing to share all he had. Do you suppose out of 15 thousand people someone could have come up with a few more resources to help feed this large bunch? No ideas were brought forth. Jesus showed us that He was able to do more than we could possibly ask or think. No one offered any help. Jesus simply took what was given to Him and He made something great out of it.
Maybe you are thinking that you don't have much to give, maybe you only have a small glimmer of hope left... Perhaps you can gain faith from the history of the child, and the small offering he gave, and know that whatever you give to God, He can multiply far beyond your thoughts, hopes and dreams.
God doesn't stop with just enough....
We also learn that after everyone has been fully fed, they can eat no more, they are no longer hungry, Jesus tells them to collect the overflow. When they are finished picking up the leftovers, there is more bread and fish left over than when they first began...
God is a God of plenty....there is more than enough for you.
And God shows up...
Some of you smile, because you've witnessed this in your own life. You've been there when you've had no possible human solution and everything seems to work out anyway.
This is what happened in the history of Jesus, 5,000 men, the two fish and five loaves of bread. Please don't forget there were woman and children here also, they just are not mentioned, so the number of people is likely well over 10-15K of hungry mouths.
The only solution that could be found was a child (open heart) who was willing to share all he had. Do you suppose out of 15 thousand people someone could have come up with a few more resources to help feed this large bunch? No ideas were brought forth. Jesus showed us that He was able to do more than we could possibly ask or think. No one offered any help. Jesus simply took what was given to Him and He made something great out of it.
Maybe you are thinking that you don't have much to give, maybe you only have a small glimmer of hope left... Perhaps you can gain faith from the history of the child, and the small offering he gave, and know that whatever you give to God, He can multiply far beyond your thoughts, hopes and dreams.
God doesn't stop with just enough....
We also learn that after everyone has been fully fed, they can eat no more, they are no longer hungry, Jesus tells them to collect the overflow. When they are finished picking up the leftovers, there is more bread and fish left over than when they first began...
God is a God of plenty....there is more than enough for you.
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