Wednesday, June 10, 2020
What Shows
is a small portion of the Wonders God has for us.
1 Kings 17:16
The jar of meal was not emptied, neither did the jug of oil fail, according to the word of the Lord that he spoke by Elijah.
Mark 6:41-42
Taking the five loaves and the two fish, he looked up to heaven, and blessed and broke the loaves, and gave them to his disciples to set before the people; and he divided the two fish among them all. And all ate and were filled;
Words of Grace For Today
We don’t see miracles of meal multiplying beyond the capacity of the jar containing it, or fish and loaves multiplying in the hands of a crowd fed by Jesus.
We do see miracles.
We usually dismiss them
We want a sign or something that knocks us off our comfortable chairs compel us to see God at work in the world today.
God may work that way.
I think that Jesus multiplied the loaves (the text supports this as much as the traditional interpretation) by
calling the people to sit down,
who had come to hear him preach in an area far from a town that could service or feed the gathering of so many,
who were not dumb,
who packed a lunch, and rightfully carried with them, under their garments, so pick pockets could not steal it from them.
A boy pulls his out to eat.
Jesus uses their hunger, the disciples calling attention to crowd’s need to eat, and his trustworthy presence to ask people to sit and eat. No one brings out their food, not until the basket comes their way and they have plenty, so they add to the basket and you have something of a potluck.
The miracle is not Jesus working outside the laws of physics as we know them.
The miracle is Jesus working within our hearts, despite how we known them
as selfish, greedy, suspicious, and fearful.
Jesus transforms that crowd from what could become a frenzy of stealing food from each other, to a crowd of 5000 and many more who generously share what they have with each other.
What they have, Jesus shows them again, is more than plenty to feed everyone abundantly.
So Jesus provides for us today as well.
Look!
See!
Believe!
.
Rejoice!