For Friday, January 19, 2024:
Mark 6:37 VOICE “Jesus: ‘Why don’t you give them something to eat?’
Disciples (looking at Him): ‘What? It would cost a fortune to buy bread for these people!’”
The crowd, hoping to learn more, had followed Jesus into what proved to be a desolate area. His disciples thought the teaching should end so everyone could get to nearby towns and obtain food before sunset. But Jesus told the disciples, “You feed them!”
It’s important for us to grasp the magnitude of the situation. The Bible says that 5,000 men and their families were fed that day. I’ll do the math for you. If most of the men were married and most families had at least two children, this could easily be 20,000 people! This was no longer a few people gathered on a street corner listening to a holy man pontificate. This crowd would fill the Xcel Energy Center, with a few spilling over onto the sidewalks!
The disciples inventoried the available resources – five small barley loaves and a couple of fish. Next Jesus told everyone to sit down in groups. It was suppertime!
God’s Son looked heavenward and blessed the food. He personally broke apart the bread and the fish, and had his helpers distribute some to each group. Everyone ate their fill, and the disciples filled 12 baskets with leftovers, an amount that far exceeded the original resource. It was a “God thing.” It was a miracle! It was Jesus!
Pastor Norton Lawellin
Jesus in the City Fellowship
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