So Many to Feed

Matthew, Mark, Luke and John wrote about the many miracles of Jesus.

Yet, of all the miracles of Jesus, only one appears in each of these four books.

That miracle is the feeding of the five thousand with a two fish and five loaves of bread.

Matthew’s account takes place in Chapter 14.

Mark’s account takes place in Chapter 6.

Luke documents this miracle in Chapter 9.

John relates this in Chapter 6.

In each account, Jesus takes the five loaves and the two fish and gives thanks for them. Then has his disciples distribute them among this vast crowd.

After everyone had eaten and was satisfied, the leftovers were collected and filled twelve baskets.

I have always found it fascinating that this is the only miracle of Jesus that is recorded in each of the four gospels.

Not even the raising of Lazarus from the dead was documented in this way.

I believe that the Bible is the inspired Word of God and the fact that He led each of these authors to include this miracle in their individual account is sufficient for me.

I cannot help but feel that each man was also sufficiently impressed as well.

Who wouldn’t be?

Think about it from their perspective when it happened.

You and the His other disciples are with Jesus surrounded by a throng of humanity.

Jesus takes pity on them and then looks directly at you and says, "You feed them."

You take inventory of your supplies. Five small loaves and two meager fish.

How in the world can you make these few items feed so many.

The answer is obvious. You can’t.

You can’t, but Jesus can!

Matthew 14:18 (NET) - "Bring them here to Me," he replied.

So you do.

Then you watch to see what happens.

Matthew 14:19 (NET) - Then He instructed the crowds to sit down on the grass. He took the five loaves and two fish, and looking up to heaven, he gave thanks and broke the loaves. He gave them to the disciples, who in turn gave them to the crowds.

The rest, as they say, is history.

Although some two thousand years have passed between that miracle and today, many more still hunger not only physically but spiritually as well.


SO MANY need to be fed.

"But what can I do," you think to yourself.

You can almost hear the echo of His reply, "Bring them here to Me."

That is the task at hand.

Bring them to Jesus.

With His help, nothing is impossible.

Philippians 4:13 (NET) - I am able to do all things through the One who strengthens me.


Blessings,
Jim Pokorny
The Other Brother Jim
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