Matthew 14:17-21 They said to him, “We have only five loaves here and two fish.” And he said, “Bring them here to me.” Then he ordered the crowds to sit down on the grass, and taking the five loaves and the two fish, he looked up to heaven and said a blessing. Then he broke the loaves and gave them to the disciples, and the disciples gave them to the crowds. And they all ate and were satisfied. And they took up twelve baskets full of the broken pieces left over. And those who ate were about five thousand men, besides women and children.
Here in one of Jesus' most familiar miracles.Sometimes when a story is so familiar as this is, we can tend to miss it's significance. But think with me. Jesus starts out with just five loaves and two fishes. After praying over the meal, he then has the disciples distribute the food. Everyone ate until satisfied. Then the disciples collected the leftovers which "just happened" to fill 12 baskets. I can just imagine Peter and Andrew each carrying a basket full and Andrew saying to Peter, "Hey bro, didn't we start with just a small lunch?" And Peter responding, "We sure did! So where in the world did all this food come from?" And that was just it! It did not come from "this world." Jesus supernaturally created this food on the spot! How much? Well to feed (until satisfied) 5000 men, along with women and children (so perhaps as many as 15,000 people) -- would have taken approximately 2 1/2 tons of food (which would equate to each one eating the equivalence of a MacDonald's quarter-pounder with cheese)! That's a lot of food. But again, no big deal for the One who spoke this vast universe into existence!
Hallelujah! What a Savior!
Thanks for stopping by . . .
pj
No comments:
Post a Comment