Believing

Gen 23, 24; Luke 9

Scripture: Finally, late in the afternoon, the disciples came to Jesus and said, “Master, these people are hungry. You need to send them on their way so they can get to a nearby town to buy some food before it gets dark, because it’s a long way back.” Jesus looked at His disciples and said, “If the people are hungry, why don’t you feed them?” They said to Him, “We have only five small loaves of bread and two small fish. Do you expect us to go to town to buy enough food to feed all these people?” There were about five thousand men there that day, not counting women and children. Then Jesus said to the disciples, “Tell the people to sit down in groups of fifty.” They did what Jesus requested, and soon all the people were seated. Then Jesus took the five loaves of bread and the two small fish, looked up to heaven, asked the blessing and started passing bread and fish to the disciples who, in turn, passed them out to the people. Luke 9: 12-16

Observation: A lot of people apparently came to see Jesus to hear His preaching even though they had no food to feed themselves they were there to hear God’s words. There was little to feed them being only five loaves of bread and two fish. Jesus called upon the Lord to feed His people and God blessed in this instant with all the food in which no one went hungry.

Application: Do not be afraid even if your shelves are bare. Do not worry, but believe God will feed you even if you have no money to buy food, clothing, etc. Have faith and believe God will provide for your needs!

Prayer: Dear Lord help us to believe in you for all our needs and trust you know what we need when we need it. Amen