PLEASE READ THIS FIRST: Luke 9:10-17
What do you sense the Lord saying to you in this passage?
“‘You give them something to eat.’ They said, ‘We have no more than…’” (Luke 9:13)
There is still hunger and poverty in the world.
Some people will quote Jesus, “the poor you always have with you” (John 12:8)
But what I hear the Lord saying more often is “You give them something to eat.”
We want Jesus to get rid of hunger and poverty, but he wants us to.
We want him to send the poor away, but he sends us to the poor.
But how can we feed the poor and provide for the hungry?
Is there not enough food, is there not enough money?
The poor are always with us is because greed and selfishness are always with us.
We are infected by consumeritus… buy, buy, buy, more than anyone really needs.
Individually, we can’t solve the problem, but we can offer something.
And God can take our small efforts and expand their impact.
Jesus is sending us, with whatever we do have, to do what we can in his Name.
Jesus gave himself for us and the world; he saved us to send us with his grace for others.
“You give them something!!!”
PRAYER
Lord, I can’t end poverty or change the consumer system… but with your help and grace, I can give something, and I can refuse to live the consumer life. Send me today Lord!
Committing whatever I do – even the smallest thing – to the Lord! Jesus can multiply and bless whatever I do – if I do it with his purpose in mind. Helping anyone of God’s image bearers in even small ways – non selfish actions – are a blessing that I can give. Help me Lord to give my bread and fish. Help me to seek what it is you are leading me to do!
Jesus fed the 5000 with the bread and the fish. He fed them with the little that was on hand. Jesus is the bread of lie. He gives abundantly. With the little we have He multiplies and shares with others/ I must do the same share what I have howing the love of God. Freely give.
God forgave my sin in Jesus’ name.
I’ve been born again in Jesus’ name
And in Jesus’ name I come to you
To share his love as he told me to.
He said ‘Freely, freely you have received;, freely, freely give.
Go in my name, and because you believe others will know that I live.
All pow’r is giv’n in Jesus’ name
in earth and heav’n in jesus name
And in Jesus’ name I come to you
To share his pow’r as he told me to.
He said ‘Freely, freely you have received;, freely, freely give.
Go in my name, and because you believe others will know that I live.
God gives us life in Jesus’ name
he lives in us in Jesus’ name
And in Jesus’ name I come to you
To share his peace as he told me to.