And taking the five loaves and the two fish, he looked up to heaven and said a blessing and broke the loaves and gave them to the disciples to set before the people. And he divided the two fish among them all. And they all ate and were satisfied.
Mark 6:41-42
It is easy
to get intimidated
by great need
by large numbers
by overwhelming challenges
by complex issues
But these things don’t bother Jesus!
When five thousand
came to the lakeshore
to spend the day
hearing the gospel
and learning Christ’s kingdom
Jesus taught them
Jesus did not want them to leave hungry!
The disciples saw
intimidating costs
overwhelming logistics
lack of supply
and unlike Jesus
wanted them sent away
The complications were simply not there for Jesus!
Jesus gathered five loaves
and two fish
He blessed them
the crowd was seated
and food distributed
and five thousand were full
Jesus would not ignore human need!
It is wrong for us to do so!
Let’s be like Jesus.
Let’s preach the gospel and let’s feed the need.
His kingdom will be known only by both.
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