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Wednesday, April 5, 2023
I want to encourage you that no matter how many times you have read or heard this passage, try to
hear this today with new ears and a fresh heart.
Listen to Matthew 15
…
Then Jesus called his disciples and told them, “I feel sorry for these people. They have been
here with me for three days, and they have nothing left to eat. I don’t want to
send them away hungry, or they will faint along the way.” The disciples
replied, “Where would we get enough food here in the wilderness for such a huge
crowd?” Jesus asked, “How much bread do you have?” They replied, “Seven
loaves, and a few small fish.” So Jesus told all the people to sit down on the
ground. Then he took the seven loaves and the fish, thanked God for them, and
broke them into pieces. He gave them to the disciples, who distributed the food
to the crowd. They all ate as much as they wanted. Afterward, the disciples
picked up seven large baskets of leftover food. There were 4,000 men who were
fed that day, in addition to all the women and children. Then Jesus sent the
people home. (32-39 NLT)
Today, in this moment, where are you lacking? Where is there not enough? The difference made
in this story was Jesus being given what the people had. He will always be a
Gentleman, so He will never take what is not handed over to Him. Wherever you
are lacking, hand that over to Jesus right now in this moment.
Listen to today’s passage in the Message Bible …
But Jesus wasn’t finished with them. He called his disciples and said, “I hurt for these people.
For three days now they’ve been with me, and now they have nothing to eat. I
can’t send them away without a meal—they’d probably collapse on the road.” His
disciples said, “But where in this deserted place are you going to dig up
enough food for a meal?” Jesus asked, “How much bread do you have?” “Seven
loaves,” they said, “plus a few fish.” At that, Jesus directed the people to
sit down. He took the seven loaves and the fish. After giving thanks, he
divided it up and gave it to the people. Everyone ate. They had all they
wanted. It took seven large baskets to collect the leftovers. Over four
thousand people ate their fill at that meal.
Even though we live in this world, God also has His Kingdom here. He has His own economy. He has
His own people. He has His own way of working. Ask Him to let you see your own
version of this miracle and then believe Him for the rest.
Let’s pray together: “Heavenly Father, this is such a crazy story, yet I know You can do anything
You want. Please take the things in my life that I feel are subtracted and
divided and add to them and multiply them in Your will. As above, so below.”
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I want to encourage you that no matter how many times you have read or heard this passage, try to
hear this today with new ears and a fresh heart.
Listen to Matthew 15
…
Then Jesus called his disciples and told them, “I feel sorry for these people. They have been
here with me for three days, and they have nothing left to eat. I don’t want to
send them away hungry, or they will faint along the way.” The disciples
replied, “Where would we get enough food here in the wilderness for such a huge
crowd?” Jesus asked, “How much bread do you have?” They replied, “Seven
loaves, and a few small fish.” So Jesus told all the people to sit down on the
ground. Then he took the seven loaves and the fish, thanked God for them, and
broke them into pieces. He gave them to the disciples, who distributed the food
to the crowd. They all ate as much as they wanted. Afterward, the disciples
picked up seven large baskets of leftover food. There were 4,000 men who were
fed that day, in addition to all the women and children. Then Jesus sent the
people home. (32-39 NLT)
Today, in this moment, where are you lacking? Where is there not enough? The difference made
in this story was Jesus being given what the people had. He will always be a
Gentleman, so He will never take what is not handed over to Him. Wherever you
are lacking, hand that over to Jesus right now in this moment.
Listen to today’s passage in the Message Bible …
But Jesus wasn’t finished with them. He called his disciples and said, “I hurt for these people.
For three days now they’ve been with me, and now they have nothing to eat. I
can’t send them away without a meal—they’d probably collapse on the road.” His
disciples said, “But where in this deserted place are you going to dig up
enough food for a meal?” Jesus asked, “How much bread do you have?” “Seven
loaves,” they said, “plus a few fish.” At that, Jesus directed the people to
sit down. He took the seven loaves and the fish. After giving thanks, he
divided it up and gave it to the people. Everyone ate. They had all they
wanted. It took seven large baskets to collect the leftovers. Over four
thousand people ate their fill at that meal.
Even though we live in this world, God also has His Kingdom here. He has His own economy. He has
His own people. He has His own way of working. Ask Him to let you see your own
version of this miracle and then believe Him for the rest.
Let’s pray together: “Heavenly Father, this is such a crazy story, yet I know You can do anything
You want. Please take the things in my life that I feel are subtracted and
divided and add to them and multiply them in Your will. As above, so below.”