God of mercy and provision, bring that which this dear reader needs, I ask in Jesus' Name. Amen.
The idea of eating poses for most of us only the question of what to eat? In Jesus' day it was a bit different and much harder for the common person. Here and now sadly, there are places not too far from where you are reading this to know there are folks who rely on dumpsters, handouts, charity, etc. to be fed. Jesus knew that for the majority of those following Him that finding food was a challenge. In Matthew 14:13-21 we find the story of how Jesus fed the multitude.
Matthew 14:13 Now when Jesus heard this, he withdrew from there in a boat to a deserted place by himself. But when the crowds heard it, they followed him on foot from the towns. 14 When he went ashore, he saw a great crowd; and he had compassion for them and cured their sick. 15 When it was evening, the disciples came to him and said, "This is a deserted place, and the hour is now late; send the crowds away so that they may go into the villages and buy food for themselves." 16 Jesus said to them, "They need not go away; you give them something to eat." 17 They replied, "We have nothing here but five loaves and two fish." 18 And he said, "Bring them here to me." 19 Then he ordered the crowds to sit down on the grass. Taking the five loaves and the two fish, he looked up to heaven, and blessed and broke the loaves, and gave them to the disciples, and the disciples gave them to the crowds. 20 And all ate and were filled; and they took up what was left over of the broken pieces, twelve baskets full. 21 And those who ate were about five thousand men, besides women and children.
This version omits the part about this being a boy's sack lunch. His mom cared enough for the boy's daily activities that she made him that lunch of five loaves and two fish. "Go out and play!" "Yes, Mom, but I think I'm going to go see this man Jesus today!" "Be careful!" It's quite a testament to that young man that he was willing to share his lunch with Jesus. And the stories he shared the rest of his life after seeing what Jesus did with that small sack lunch: He fed five thousand men, not counting women and children and he had twelve baskets full of leftovers.
The point of the story is that God takes care of you and me. If we seek to be God's person and if we seek to please God and serve God, God provides in wonderful, unexplainable ways. What do you do in return? Are you willing to share your sack lunch?
PRAYER: Help me Lord God to share what I have with those who don't have. Let my blessings from you bless others. I ask this in Jesus' Name, amen.
Have a great and blessed day in the Lord!
Eradio Valverde
