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Mark 6:37-40
"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.
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."

The Disciples returned from a long day of evangelism work. They had not eaten and needed to GET AWAY. But the crowds ran ahead on foot, wildly eager to see Jesus. Maybe be healed? Maybe hear a lesson? Maybe see Jesus correct the Pharisees? The crowds were so numerous that they overwhelmed the disciples. By now they might be getting hangry! They are concerned about the crowds. The Disciples think sending the crowds of people away is the solution.

Jesus thinks otherwise. In today's verses, He tells His Disciples to feed the multitudes! They refuse. It's an impossible task. This crowd is over five thousand people. The "pennyworth" is the King James reference to a denarii. A denarii was a day's wage for a laborer. Some estimate that 200 denarii would be worth around $16,000 in today's dollars. It was a lot.

There is a Christian saying, "If it's GOD'S will, it's GOD'S bill." Jesus is about to give us all a lesson. “It’s not our job to feed the 5,000,” Dallas Jenkins often says, “only to provide the loaves and fish,” 5&2 Studios is bringing that philosophy to each of these new projects continuing the success of their hit series The Chosen.
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