Get it in His hands
And Jesus took the loaves, and when He had given thanks He distributed them to the disciples, and the disciples to those sitting down; and likewise of the fish, as much as they wanted. John 6:11
Do you believe in miracles? Do you believe that God is still doing them today? Surly we have all heard of miraculous healings and provisions throughout history and even maybe in our lifetime, but is God still working miracles in this day and hour? In April of 2023?
I believe so! I believe He wants to do even more, but we have developed a lifestyle of taking care of our own problems and meeting our own needs. In the richness of our day, miracles are few and far between. We have become self sufficient and have little need of God’s intervention. Still times come when the Dr. just isn’t enough or the circumstances build up to where we cannot get out a predicament we have gotten into. Somehow have forgotten that God is the answer and if we would just turn things over to Him, He would turn the situations around for good instead of evil.
In today’s reading, we see the hand of God move over a crowd of people who didn’t even realize what was happening. They came out to learn and listen to Jesus and to see if He would do some healing or miraculous things. Little did they know, they were about to be a part of one of the greatest miracles of all time. The breaking of 5 loaves and 2 fish to feed 5000 people. There is no need to make this miracle any greater by saying it was probably 15000 – 20000 people. There is no way that these 5 small loaves and 2 fish could be stretched in the natural to feed 500 people let along 5000. Jesus received a boy’s lunch of five small loves of bread and two fish. He told the disciples to have the people sit down in groups of 50 so they could be counted. Then, when the meal was placed in His hands, He gave thanks for it and then divided it up for the disciples to distribute. There ended up being enough in that small lunch to feed the multitudes there that day plus there were 12 baskets of leftovers. Simply Amazing!!
How did it happen? The disciples simply brought all they had to Jesus, then He blessed that gift and multiplied it back into the entire crowd. This is the same way any miracle happens. Bring it all to Jesus and He will bless it and return it back to you in abundance. Maybe it isn’t food that you need. Maybe you need a financial miracle to pay some insurmountable bill? Get all you have into the hands of Jesus, and He will multiply it back to you. Maybe you are facing an illness or physical disability? Get it in the hands of Jesus! Maybe you are having a family struggle? Get it into the hands of Jesus! Your miracle is waiting for you there.
Today I want to encourage you especially if you are in need of heavenly intervention in your life. Take that issue, crisis, dilemma, and problem and get it into the hands of Jesus! He will multiply a miracle back. It may not look exactly like you imagined it would, but it will be a beautiful thing! It may not happen in an instant but know that when you turn all your cares, concerns and resources over to Him and put them in His hands, He is working it all together for good and His answer will be plenteous!
Today’s scripture reading: John 6:1-14
1 After these things Jesus went over the Sea of Galilee, which is the Sea of Tiberias.
2 Then a great multitude followed Him, because they saw His signs which He performed on those who were diseased.
3 And Jesus went up on the mountain, and there He sat with His disciples.
4 Now the Passover, a feast of the Jews, was near.
5 Then Jesus lifted up His eyes, and seeing a great multitude coming toward Him, He said to Philip, “Where shall we buy bread, that these may eat?”
6 But this He said to test him, for He Himself knew what He would do.
7 Philip answered Him, “Two hundred denarii worth of bread is not sufficient for them, that every one of them may have a little.”
8 One of His disciples, Andrew, Simon Peter’s brother, said to Him,
9 “There is a lad here who has five barley loaves and two small fish, but what are they among so many?”
10 Then Jesus said, “Make the people sit down.” Now there was much grass in the place. So the men sat down, in number about five thousand.
11 And Jesus took the loaves, and when He had given thanks He distributed them to the disciples, and the disciples to those sitting down; and likewise of the fish, as much as they wanted.
12 So when they were filled, He said to His disciples, “Gather up the fragments that remain, so that nothing is lost.”
13 Therefore they gathered them up, and filled twelve baskets with the fragments of the five barley loaves which were left over by those who had eaten.
14 Then those men, when they had seen the sign that Jesus did, said, “This is truly the Prophet who is to come into the world.”
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