By Andrew Williams – May 14, 2022
During those days, another massive crowd gathered to hear Jesus, and again, there was no food and the people were hungry. So Jesus called his disciples to come near him and said to them, “My heart goes out to this crowd, for they’ve already been here with me for three days with nothing to eat. I’m concerned that if I send them home hungry, some may faint along the way, for many have come a long, long way just to be with me.” His disciples replied, “But could anyone possibly get enough food to satisfy a crowd this size out here in this isolated place?” He asked them, “How many loaves of flatbread do you have?” “Seven,” they replied. Jesus instructed the crowd to sit down on the grass. After he took the seven loaves, he gave thanks to God, broke them, and started handing them to his disciples. They kept distributing the bread until they had served the entire crowd. They also had a few small fish, and after giving thanks for these, Jesus had his disciples serve them to the crowd. Everyone ate until they were satisfied. Then the disciples gathered up the broken pieces and filled seven large baskets with the leftovers. About four thousand people ate what had been multiplied! Then he dismissed the crowd.
Mark 8:1-9 TPT
Good morning fellow disciples.
Bwoy, Jesus disciple dem head did tough enuh!
Jesus had previously fed 5,000 people miraculously with five loaves of bread and two fishes. Now another situation arose and Jesus, filled with compassion wanted to feed them.
Hear the dialogue: “My heart goes out to this crowd, for they’ve already been here with me for three days with nothing to eat. I’m concerned that if I send them home hungry, some may faint along the way, for many have come a long, long way just to be with me.” His disciples replied, “But could anyone possibly get enough food to satisfy a crowd this size out here in this isolated place?”
Didn’t didn’t they learn from the previous encounter that Jesus could feed this crowd? Were they so lacking in faith that they didn’t think that He could repeat what He had done before?
Are you like these disciples who have experienced God’s miraculous nature, but then doubt that He can provide for you at another point in time?
Are you following God but not truly relying on Him and trusting in Him?
What would it take for you to put your faith in Him and exercise it?
Prayer: Father God, I trust You, I have faith in You and I will exercise it. I believe that You can provide in any situation and I will stop limiting You by what I can see. Amen