Bring All You Have

1-18-2009

Bring All You Have

We’ve often read in the gospels or heard about Jesus feeding five thousand, so let’s take a look at how this event started in John 6:1-15.

Jesus Feeds the Five Thousand

“ 1Some time after this, Jesus crossed to the far shore of the Sea of Galilee (that is, the Sea of Tiberias), 2and a great crowd of people followed him because they saw the miraculous signs he had performed on the sick. 3Then Jesus went up on a mountainside and sat down with his disciples. 4The Jewish Passover Feast was near.
5When Jesus looked up and saw a great crowd coming toward him, he said to Philip, "Where shall we buy bread for these people to eat?" 6He asked this only to test him, for he already had in mind what he was going to do.
7Philip answered him, "Eight months' wages would not buy enough bread for each one to have a bite!"
8Another of his disciples, Andrew, Simon Peter's brother, spoke up, 9"Here is a boy with five small barley loaves and two small fish, but how far will they go among so many?"
10Jesus said, "Have the people sit down." There was plenty of grass in that place, and the men sat down, about five thousand of them. 11Jesus then took the loaves, gave thanks, and distributed to those who were seated as much as they wanted. He did the same with the fish.
12When they had all had enough to eat, he said to his disciples, "Gather the pieces that are left over. Let nothing be wasted." 13So they gathered them and filled twelve baskets with the pieces of the five barley loaves left over by those who had eaten.
14After the people saw the miraculous sign that Jesus did, they began to say, "Surely this is the Prophet who is to come into the world." 15Jesus, knowing that they intended to come and make him king by force, withdrew again to a mountain by himself.”

If you notice the underlined portion in verse 9, a little boy brought all he had and allowed Jesus to do the rest! As human beings our resources are limited, and there’s only so much we can bring to the table. It’s important we remember this passage of scripture when we get down about the results of our activity. Our job is to bring all we have and to allow God to do what he does best. God has unlimited resources!

Application:
1. Read John 6:1-15
2. Do you bring all you have?
3. Do you trust God to provide what you can’t?