Day 61: Five Loaves and Two Fish: In Anticipation Of A Miracle.
Read: John 6:1 - 13
In today’s passage, a fascinating miracle about food takes place. It is
referred to as the miracle of “The feeding of the 5000 with five loaves
of bread and just two fish.” It is one of those places in the Bible
that offers us a contrast between what man would quickly dismiss as
'Impossible' and what Jesus says is 'Possible'. It is also truly
fascinating to observe the magnitude of the miracle of the feeding of
the 5000 for it causes it to be found in all four gospels. It is really an
absolutely breathtaking story to read.
Jesus climbs a mountain
with His disciples to gain a vantage point, while observing the crowd
great stirrings of compassion well up inside of Jesus' heart. At that
all too precise moment, Jesus knows exactly what 'Possibilities' are
going to be dramatically unleashed upon the lives of the disciples. And
you would think that after all the time the disciples had spent with
Jesus they would anticipate what was coming next. That such
anticipation would yield to immediate action on their part and Jesus
would not have to say another word to them. Jesus would sit back and
watch his disciples work.
1. The first issue with anticipation
is the problem of man not being aware enough of his own surroundings and
recognizing the pressing needs there in. Jesus said to Phillip; look
around you. What do you see? Now what is it that we should be doing
about it (John 6:5 - 7)? Jesus will always begin with a test of our own
powers of observation. What might Jesus be testing your very own powers
of observation with?
2. The second issue with anticipation is
the self preparation of the messenger for the task at hand. The
disciples had walked with Jesus for a long time. Each of them had
witnessed many marvelous and even miraculous healings take place. Where
was the disciple's growing sense of excitement? Where was there sense of
anticipation for the next miraculous thing Jesus would inevitably perform? Why does it not seem to grow? Today, where is our own sense of excitement? Is your sense of anticipation growing?
3. The third issue with anticipation is believing in the messages and
promises of the Master (verses 7 - 9). Neither Phillip nor Andrew
believed it could be done because there was not enough money to buy the
food and what was on hand was insufficient. But Jesus had clearly taught them through word and deed that it only took a mustard seed of faith to move a mountain so why not five loaves of bread and
just two fish? If all you have to offer is the equivalent of a small
mustard seed of belief, but just a few precious loaves of bread and two fish then you should believe you have the necessary level of energy and anticipation to witness your own miracles happen in Jesus' name.
Pray: Psalm 34:1 - 10 (verse 8) O taste and see that the Lord is good;
happy are those who take refuge in Him. (verse 10) The young lions
suffer want and hunger,
but those who seek the Lord lack no good thing.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HYOL4vClXis
Carly Simon - Haven't Got Time/Anticipation/That's The Way (Live At GC)
www.youtube.com
Three of the live performances from her Grand
Read: John 6:1 - 13
In today’s passage, a fascinating miracle about food takes place. It is referred to as the miracle of “The feeding of the 5000 with five loaves of bread and just two fish.” It is one of those places in the Bible that offers us a contrast between what man would quickly dismiss as 'Impossible' and what Jesus says is 'Possible'. It is also truly fascinating to observe the magnitude of the miracle of the feeding of the 5000 for it causes it to be found in all four gospels. It is really an absolutely breathtaking story to read.
Jesus climbs a mountain with His disciples to gain a vantage point, while observing the crowd great stirrings of compassion well up inside of Jesus' heart. At that all too precise moment, Jesus knows exactly what 'Possibilities' are going to be dramatically unleashed upon the lives of the disciples. And you would think that after all the time the disciples had spent with Jesus they would anticipate what was coming next. That such anticipation would yield to immediate action on their part and Jesus would not have to say another word to them. Jesus would sit back and watch his disciples work.
1. The first issue with anticipation is the problem of man not being aware enough of his own surroundings and recognizing the pressing needs there in. Jesus said to Phillip; look around you. What do you see? Now what is it that we should be doing about it (John 6:5 - 7)? Jesus will always begin with a test of our own powers of observation. What might Jesus be testing your very own powers of observation with?
2. The second issue with anticipation is the self preparation of the messenger for the task at hand. The disciples had walked with Jesus for a long time. Each of them had witnessed many marvelous and even miraculous healings take place. Where was the disciple's growing sense of excitement? Where was there sense of anticipation for the next miraculous thing Jesus would inevitably perform? Why does it not seem to grow? Today, where is our own sense of excitement? Is your sense of anticipation growing?
3. The third issue with anticipation is believing in the messages and promises of the Master (verses 7 - 9). Neither Phillip nor Andrew believed it could be done because there was not enough money to buy the food and what was on hand was insufficient. But Jesus had clearly taught them through word and deed that it only took a mustard seed of faith to move a mountain so why not five loaves of bread and just two fish? If all you have to offer is the equivalent of a small mustard seed of belief, but just a few precious loaves of bread and two fish then you should believe you have the necessary level of energy and anticipation to witness your own miracles happen in Jesus' name.
Pray: Psalm 34:1 - 10 (verse 8) O taste and see that the Lord is good; happy are those who take refuge in Him. (verse 10) The young lions suffer want and hunger,
but those who seek the Lord lack no good thing.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HYOL4vClXis
Carly Simon - Haven't Got Time/Anticipation/That's The Way (Live At GC)
www.youtube.com
Three of the live performances from her Grand
Carly Simon - Haven't Got Time/Anticipation/That's The Way (Live At GC)
www.youtube.com
Three of the live performances from her Grand
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