"When Jesus landed and saw a large crowd, He had compassion on them and healed their sick. As evening approached, the disciples came to Him and said, "This is a remote place, and it's already getting late. Send the crowds away, so they can go to the villages and buy themselves some food." Jesus replied, "They do not need to go away. You give them something to eat." "We have here only five loaves of bread and two fish," they answered. "Bring them here to me," He said. And He directed the people to sit down on the grass. Taking the five loaves and the two fish and looking up to heaven, He gave thanks and broke the loaves. Then He gave them to the disciples, and the disciples gave them to the people. They all ate and were satisfied, and the disciples picked up twelve basketful's of broken pieces that were left over. The number of those who ate was about five thousand men, besides women and children." Matthew 14:14-21 (NIV)
Jesus had compassion for the crowd that had followed Him. He took care of their physical needs, He healed the sick and fed them all. He took a little, a small boy's lunch (John 6:9), blessed it, fed them all, and there was more food left over when they finished than when they began (John 6:13).
Likewise, Jesus can take care of our needs. He can bless the little that we have and make it sufficient to cover our needs. We are all better off with Jesus than we were before we had Him in our lives. He knows what we need. He can bless us, heal us, provide for us, and supply our needs. We just have to believe in Him and trust Him. Whatever it is that we need, He can supply. As He told Paul, "My grace is sufficient for you, for My power is made perfect in weakness." (2 Corinthians 12:9)
No comments:
Post a Comment