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Friday, April 18, 2008
Limited Resources?
But Jesus answered, "You give them some food to eat." The
followers said to Jesus, "We can't buy enough bread to feed
all these people! We would all have to work a month to earn
enough money to buy that much bread!" Jesus asked the
followers, "How many loaves of bread do you have now? Go and
see." The followers counted their loaves of bread. They came
to Jesus and said, "We have five loaves of bread and two
fish."
-- Mark 6:37-38 (ERV)
KEY THOUGHT:
In the previous verses, Jesus' disciples expressed their concern for
the crowds following Jesus. Now Jesus challenges them to do the
impossible: "You feed them!" At first, they don't get the impossibility
of his command. They are still locked into their normal ways of
handling need. So Jesus tells them to check their available resources
-- 5 loaves and 2 fish. Now they can be certain that the task they face
is impossible for them. At one time or another, nearly everyone of us
is called upon to serve others in an impossible situation: during the
illness of a family member or in a time of real financial pinch or when
we're facing a difficult ministry challenge or in an unfamiliar
environment or ... . No matter what the challenge may be, we realize
that we cannot accomplish our tasks through our own strength. Jesus
wants us to realize exactly where we are: in an impossible situation
unless his provision, his grace, his power, his guidance, and his
providence carry us through. Jesus wants us to know that our resources
are limited ... but his are unlimited.
TODAY'S PRAYER:
Father in heaven, I realize that I am not sufficient for the challenges
I face. I confess that my resources are limited and that without your
help, mercy, grace, and power I cannot do what I need to do. Please
help me! In Jesus name I pray. Amen.
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