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God uses what you have

Mark 6:39&40
"39 And He commanded them to make all sit down by companies upon the green grass.
40 And they sat down in ranks, by hundreds, and by fifties."

Jesus has COMPASSION for random people coming out to hear Him preach. Jesus is redirecting the Disciples to align with His plan to feed the thousands of people. The Disciples did not understand. They knew they didn't have over ten thousand dollars it would take to feed a crowd like this.

Jesus asked them "HOW MANY loaves HAVE YE?" They took inventory and reported "Five loaves, and two fishes." Can we see this unfolding? God doesn't expect His Disciples to catch all the fish. He doesn't expect them to bake all the bread. He doesn't want them to pay for it all. He does want them to help. He always wants us to help.

In today's verses we read about the Disciples helping out. "And He commanded them to make all sit down by companies upon the green grass. And they sat down in ranks, by hundreds, and by fifties." There is organization needed. We often do not think about what we do have or what we can do. How we can help others. God uses what you do have. What we do have is not always things, like loaves and fish. Many times we just need to respond to the needs of others. Look for people that are alone and needing to be seen and recognized. Jesus comes for the losers, the leftovers, the last and the least. To them, you can give hope and comfort. It will mean a lot.
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