Joshua 8:1-35; Isaiah 5:1-30; Luke 22:54-23:12
How many loaves do you have? Mark 6:38 NKJV
The disciples faced an impossible challenge. The Lord then asked them to examine what material resources were available. Those resources were entirely inappropriate to meet the needs of the hungry crowd. However, in the hands of Christ, they were blessed and multiplied so as to satisfy both the crowd and the disciples. The Lord did not ask them for the bread they did not have, only the bread they did have. As we serve, let us not be discouraged by listing all we don’t have, but remember the Lord simply asks us for what we do have. Those small resources surrendered to Christ will be enough for the task ahead. —Michael McKillen
When we reach the end of our hoarded resources,
Our Father’s full giving is only begun. —A. J. Flint