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More Than Enough
'My God shall supply all your need' Philippians 4:19
'Has anybody got the number of a good catering firm? We've got five thousand rumbling tummies and one sweaty packed lunch between us.' 'Well I suppose we could "Send them away, that they may go... and buy themselves bread" (Mark 6:36 NKJ)'.
'But we are days away from the nearest supermarket! Wait, "There is a lad here who has five barley loaves and two small fish, but what are they among so many?' (John 6:9 NKJ).' 'Good point. I suppose the starving crowds could watch us munch away on sardine sarnies.
What's that you say, JC? You want us to turn a lunch for one into dinner for 5,000? OK - anyone else got any bright ideas?'
So you haven't got much - but in God's hands you've more than enough. Basketfuls of leftovers in fact. To your eyes you may be seriously lacking a friend or some money or a talent or an ability or a whatever, but take your 'lack of' to Jesus and you'll find your basket brimming with friends, cash, gifts and goodies.
Jesus asked the disciples to follow His orders and hey presto, the miracle of the microwave dinner for thousands. Ask God for a miracle and it will mean following a set of instructions or going along with a plan.
'May Jesus himself and God our Father, who reached out in love and surprised you with gifts of unending help and confidence, put a fresh heart in you, invigorate your work, enliven your speech' (2 Thes. 2:16-17 TM).
written by Bob Gass
'My God shall supply all your need' Philippians 4:19
'Has anybody got the number of a good catering firm? We've got five thousand rumbling tummies and one sweaty packed lunch between us.' 'Well I suppose we could "Send them away, that they may go... and buy themselves bread" (Mark 6:36 NKJ)'.
'But we are days away from the nearest supermarket! Wait, "There is a lad here who has five barley loaves and two small fish, but what are they among so many?' (John 6:9 NKJ).' 'Good point. I suppose the starving crowds could watch us munch away on sardine sarnies.
What's that you say, JC? You want us to turn a lunch for one into dinner for 5,000? OK - anyone else got any bright ideas?'
So you haven't got much - but in God's hands you've more than enough. Basketfuls of leftovers in fact. To your eyes you may be seriously lacking a friend or some money or a talent or an ability or a whatever, but take your 'lack of' to Jesus and you'll find your basket brimming with friends, cash, gifts and goodies.
Jesus asked the disciples to follow His orders and hey presto, the miracle of the microwave dinner for thousands. Ask God for a miracle and it will mean following a set of instructions or going along with a plan.
'May Jesus himself and God our Father, who reached out in love and surprised you with gifts of unending help and confidence, put a fresh heart in you, invigorate your work, enliven your speech' (2 Thes. 2:16-17 TM).
written by Bob Gass
