14Therefore when the people saw the sign which He had performed, they said, "This is truly the Prophet who is to come into the world."
John 6:14
John 6:14
This was the time that Jesus made a miraculous act of feeding the five thousand out of five loaves and two fish. The people that have gathered were amazed and once again Jesus proved to them that He was the Son that was sent to shed His blood on the Cross to save us.
But before the miracle and the glory of God let us see what happened. Before the miracle, 2 things happened. First, Jesus tried to see how His men will depend upon Him. In John 6:5-6, 5Therefore Jesus, lifting up His eyes and seeing that a large crowd was coming to Him, said to Philip, "Where are we to buy bread, so that these may eat?" 6This He was saying to test him, for He Himself knew what He was intending to do. This happens almost all the time in our lives. We tend to self-destruct every time the Lord allows trials to occur but we never realize that God knows what He is doing and we just ought to trust in Him. He is in CONTROL.
Last, Philip and Andrew gave everything they have to the Lord. 7Philip answered Him, "Two hundred denarii worth of bread is not sufficient for them, for everyone to receive a little." 8One of His disciples, Andrew, Simon Peter's brother, said to Him,9"There is a lad here who has five barley loaves and two fish, but what are these for so many people?" They offered what they could, did everything they can, but in the end it was the Lord who performed the miracle. They never waited in vain but they were actively trusting in the Lord and they gave Him everything they had.
We should have the attitude of working as if everything depended on us WHILE praying to the Lord as if everything depended on Him.
The miracle didn't happen at once. They were tried, they believed and they did everything they can while they trust. Sometimes God allows such things to happen so that we may realize who He is in our lives..Who He REALLY is inside our heart.
Does our actions show that we are actively trusting ourselves? or in the Lord?
With much effort, we can maybe feed a few hundred. But only in and with the Lord- is it possible to feed thousands...
But before the miracle and the glory of God let us see what happened. Before the miracle, 2 things happened. First, Jesus tried to see how His men will depend upon Him. In John 6:5-6, 5Therefore Jesus, lifting up His eyes and seeing that a large crowd was coming to Him, said to Philip, "Where are we to buy bread, so that these may eat?" 6This He was saying to test him, for He Himself knew what He was intending to do. This happens almost all the time in our lives. We tend to self-destruct every time the Lord allows trials to occur but we never realize that God knows what He is doing and we just ought to trust in Him. He is in CONTROL.
Last, Philip and Andrew gave everything they have to the Lord. 7Philip answered Him, "Two hundred denarii worth of bread is not sufficient for them, for everyone to receive a little." 8One of His disciples, Andrew, Simon Peter's brother, said to Him,9"There is a lad here who has five barley loaves and two fish, but what are these for so many people?" They offered what they could, did everything they can, but in the end it was the Lord who performed the miracle. They never waited in vain but they were actively trusting in the Lord and they gave Him everything they had.
We should have the attitude of working as if everything depended on us WHILE praying to the Lord as if everything depended on Him.
The miracle didn't happen at once. They were tried, they believed and they did everything they can while they trust. Sometimes God allows such things to happen so that we may realize who He is in our lives..Who He REALLY is inside our heart.
Does our actions show that we are actively trusting ourselves? or in the Lord?
With much effort, we can maybe feed a few hundred. But only in and with the Lord- is it possible to feed thousands...
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