Taking the five loaves and the two fish and looking up to heaven, he gave thanks and broke the loaves.
Mark 6:41 NIV
Jesus shows us his thankful reliance on the Father. Turning towards heaven, giving thanks for what he had been given to work with.
How often do I miss or overlook what I have to work with or use to bless others because I think it's not enough, I don't know enough, aren't experienced enough, old enough...
Thankfully rely on God and use our gifts, talents, strengths, resources, and even our weaknesses, for his kingdom and to bless and encourage others.
We have all got something to offer.
In the face of 10,000 people, 5 loaves and 2 fish seems like it's not going to make any difference.
The problem is way too big.
In faithful reliance on God, Jesus broke the bread anyway.
Gave it out anyway.
And our God made it enough.
Jesus was broken for us. In his humanity, just one man, but as God's son, He was enough.
Enough for me and for you.
Use what you have to bless others. Be thankfully reliant on the Father, and if He wants to use what you have to feed 1, 10, or 10,000, so be it.
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Christ is the visible image of the invisible God. He existed before anything was created and is supreme over all creation, for through him God created everything in the heavenly realms and on earth. He made the things we can see and the things we can't see - such as thrones, kingdoms, rulers, and authorities in the unseen world. Everything was created through him and for him. Colossians 1:15-16 NLT OK so this is an English translation of a letter Paul wrote to a church 2,000 years ago, but does it feel like Paul is wrestling with words and ideas to try and capture all of who Jesus is, of who God is, of how does it work that the walking around Jesus was also there before the beginning of the beginning of everything we can see and touch and know. Not only that but Jesus was somehow the agent of everything that has been made in the physical, social, and spiritual. Jesus is at the centre of it all. Walking around Jesus. Cooking fish for breakfast Jesus. Heart aching as he looks at p
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