Morning Inspiration with Pastor Merritt Of all the miracles that Jesus performed this one was seen by more people than any other miracle. I have to admit of all the miracles that Jesus performed, this one would make my top three lists of the ones I wish I could have seen. “After this Jesus went away to the other side of the Sea of Galilee, which is the Sea of Tiberias. And a large crowd was following him, because they saw the signs that he was doing on the sick. Jesus went up on the mountain, and there he sat down with his disciples. Now the Passover, the feast of the Jews, was at hand.” (John 6:1-4) Matthew tells us that it was evening time when this miracle took place. It was around 6:00pm and the sun was about to set. They were way out in the country. They didn’t have a Kroger, a Publix and worst of all a Super Wal-Mart! A crisis is brewing. The sun is setting. Evening is coming. Stomachs are growling and the story gets interesting. “Lifting up his eyes, then, and seeing that a large crowd was coming toward him, Jesus said to Philip, ‘Where are we to buy bread, so that these people may eat?’” (John 6:5) How large was this crowd? In verse 10 we are told the men alone numbered about 5000. Matthew tells us there were also women and children. When you take into account how large families were back in that day scholars estimate that crowd probably reached up to 25,000 people. Every one of them were holding up signs that said, “Eat more chicken!” Imagine you are Philip and Jesus turns to you and says, “Where are we to buy bread so that these people may eat?” If I had been Philip and Jesus asked me that question I would have kind of felt like Tonto when he and the Lone Ranger were suddenly surrounded by 20,000 Indians and the Lone Ranger looked at Tonto and said, “What are we going to do?” Tonto replied, “What do you mean ‘we’ Kemo Sabe?” This really wasn’t a question; it was a test. “He said this to test him, for he himself knew what he would do.” (John 6:6) Remember this. Any time Jesus ever ask you for anything that you have it is never just a request; it is always a test. He is simply asking you this question, “Do you trust Me or not?” Jesus is about to reveal the biggest problem that Philip and the rest of the disciples were facing. The biggest problem was not that the crowd didn’t have enough food. The biggest problem was Philip didn’t have enough faith. Share this with a friend. Give them the gift of God’s inspiration. #Jesus #Christian #Church #Faith
Posted on: Tue, 18 Mar 2014 12:24:52 +0000
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