Feeding the 5,000

John 6: 1-13

Jesus crossed the Sea of ​​Galilee; then a large crowd followed him because they wanted to see him perform miracles on the sick.

And Jesus went up into the mountains and there he sat with his disciples.

One of Jesus’ disciples said to him, “Where can we get bread to feed all these people?”

Jesus replied, “You feed them.”

Andrew, one of Jesus’ disciples, said to him: “A boy has come with an offer of five barley loaves and two small fish, but what is that for so many people?”

Jesus replied, “Give them to me.”

And he told his disciples to have the people sit down so that they could all sit down, about five thousand in all.

He gave thanks for the offering and God blessed it and multiplied it so that there would be enough for everyone and something to spare.

Jesus took the five loaves and two fish. He gave thanks for what he had and gave them to his disciples, who in turn distributed them among the five thousand. They all ate as much as they wanted.

Then Jesus said to his disciples, “Gather up whatever is left over so that nothing is wasted.”

So they took up all the barley loaves that were left over by the crowd.

There are some interesting points that I want to make here, they are:

1 Jesus said to his disciples, “You will feed them.”

If God said to you, “I am making it your responsibility to feed the poor children of your country,” what would your response be?

Natural circumstances told them that this was impossible. How are they going to feed so many people five barley loaves and two small fish?

A person cannot change the world by himself; it takes organization so that people are on the same page to make things happen.

2. Jesus gave thanks for what he had in his hand.

Are you grateful for what you have or are you a chronic complainer?

People who give thanks for what they have always seem to have more than enough, while those who complain are always in need. Why is this?

It seems to be because people who appreciate what they have are happy with what they have, while complainers always lack it because they are never satisfied with what they have and therefore never have enough.

When Jesus said, “Give them to me” (The five loaves and the two fish), it shows how important it is to give your life to Jesus because he can do more with it than you can.