Mark 6:37&38
"37 He answered and said unto them, Give ye them to eat. And they say unto Him, Shall we go and buy two hundred pennyworth of bread, and give them to eat?
38 He saith unto them, How many loaves have ye? go and see. And when they knew, they say, Five, and two fishes."
We have returned to the Gospel of Mark. Jesus's fame has gone viral at this point. Wherever He goes, huge crowds follow. Jesus has COMPASSION for random people coming out to hear Him preach. The Disciples come to Jesus with a problem AND a solution. Don't we often treat GOD this way? We want to solve our own problems. We would do much better if we came to GOD open to His plan and solution for our lives.
In today's verses, Jesus is redirecting the Disciples to align with His plan. "He answered and said unto them, GIVE YE them to eat. And they say unto Him, Shall we go and buy two hundred pennyworth of bread, and give them to eat?" The Disciples push back, questioning Jesus's instructions to feed the five thousand. It would take over ten thousand dollars to feed a crowd like this. They probably did NOT have this kind of money.
Now, we read Jesus's question to His Disciples. "He saith unto them, HOW MANY loaves HAVE YE? go and see. And when they knew, they say, Five, 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 wants us to help...
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