Little is much when it's in the Master's hands. That's the lesson of the feeding of the five thousand, recorded in Mark 6.
"And He took the five loaves and the two fish, and looking up toward heaven, He blessed the food and broke the loaves and He kept giving them to the disciples to set before them; and He divided up the two fish among them all. They all ate and were satisfied, and they picked up twelve full baskets of the broken pieces, and also of the fish. There were five thousand men who ate the loaves." (Mark 6:41-44)
Most of us are aware of decreased resources and assets these days. Homeowners have seen house values shrink at an alarming rate, and increasing numbers are facing an even harsher reality with increasing unemployment. Making ends meet has never been more difficult.
Similarly, christian workers and resources have nearly always been in short supply. There is a vast world to reach and needs to meet but there seems to be a mere handful of workers. How can so few accomplish much?
The Lord's work never lacks the Lord's provision. In the hands of Jesus, twelve men turned the world upside down - a seemingly impossible task; comparable to feeding over five thousand people with five loaves and two fish.
What would the Lord do today with your life and your resources if they were firmly placed in His hands? If the miracle of the feeding of the five thousand is any pattern, He would likely begin by breaking us as he did the bread. There was abundance through brokenness.
Some of us are smugly whole and in need of brokenness while others are almost impossibly fractured and broken. Whether broken or in need of brokenness, the Lord can perform His work and use us. And in that work He can multiply our lives, our efforts, and our resources.
We are the proverbial widow's mite - a mere pittance of an offering even though given totally and completely. And yet our Lord Jesus specializes in miraculously multiplying that which seems woefully inadequate and limited.
The abundance of our life will never be enough when only given partially, but the limitations of our life will never be too little when given completely.
Place what you have and are in the Lord's hands today - without reservation or hesitation - and watch Him perform the miracle of multiplication to meet the needs He sees best.
Steve
"And He took the five loaves and the two fish, and looking up toward heaven, He blessed the food and broke the loaves and He kept giving them to the disciples to set before them; and He divided up the two fish among them all. They all ate and were satisfied, and they picked up twelve full baskets of the broken pieces, and also of the fish. There were five thousand men who ate the loaves." (Mark 6:41-44)
Most of us are aware of decreased resources and assets these days. Homeowners have seen house values shrink at an alarming rate, and increasing numbers are facing an even harsher reality with increasing unemployment. Making ends meet has never been more difficult.
Similarly, christian workers and resources have nearly always been in short supply. There is a vast world to reach and needs to meet but there seems to be a mere handful of workers. How can so few accomplish much?
The Lord's work never lacks the Lord's provision. In the hands of Jesus, twelve men turned the world upside down - a seemingly impossible task; comparable to feeding over five thousand people with five loaves and two fish.
What would the Lord do today with your life and your resources if they were firmly placed in His hands? If the miracle of the feeding of the five thousand is any pattern, He would likely begin by breaking us as he did the bread. There was abundance through brokenness.
Some of us are smugly whole and in need of brokenness while others are almost impossibly fractured and broken. Whether broken or in need of brokenness, the Lord can perform His work and use us. And in that work He can multiply our lives, our efforts, and our resources.
We are the proverbial widow's mite - a mere pittance of an offering even though given totally and completely. And yet our Lord Jesus specializes in miraculously multiplying that which seems woefully inadequate and limited.
The abundance of our life will never be enough when only given partially, but the limitations of our life will never be too little when given completely.
Place what you have and are in the Lord's hands today - without reservation or hesitation - and watch Him perform the miracle of multiplication to meet the needs He sees best.
Steve
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