Bread of Life part 1

     Reading the Bible like I normally do, I come across a very well-known miracle performed by Jesus  and His apostles.  Lately, after a comment made by a church member, it got me thinking that like most of the things that Jesus taught, His actions are also multifaceted.  So, of two I will explain-- as an inexperienced gospel learner, it has blew my mind.  Here are the references:

  Matthew 14:14-21

Mark 6:31-44

Luke 9:11-17

John 6:3-15

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     Setting: Jesus wanted some privacy with His apostles after His cousin was decapitated.  He sails away to a rather desolate environment, wanting to seek solace from the world.  Unbeknownst (probably not), there are a many people who meet Him on the shore of the desert.  Jesus sees that they don't have anyone else to turn to, He begins teaching them of the doctrines of heaven and healing the sick among them.  As the day comes to a close, Jesus feels sorry for these followers and gathers up what food Him and His followers have and distribute it among all.  All the people are full and all part ways.  The apostles are left with twelve baskets full of bread crumbs.

     Imagine.  Personify and generalize bread.  It's a substance that we cannot live without-- Jesus always makes reference to it as a foodstuffs that sustains us and our health (John 6:35).

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     As Jesus asks His disciples to feed the crowd-- mind you, there were five thousand men there plus women and kids-- the disciples bring out what they have, a tad unsure if the amount of food they had was enough.  Comparatively, it's like feeding a professional football team with a can of spam.  Even so, they give Jesus the five loaves and the fishes.

     This is where the faith steps in.

     The apostles had faith midst the incredulity of the said task, so they gave Jesus what they had.  Jesus blessed the bounty and fed it among five thousand plus people.  Jesus had made up the difference and all were fed well, with more left over than they had!

     This is synonymous with the blessings that we receive.  If we don't have enough <insert fodder for endeavors here> to succeed, we can do all that we possibly can and let God make up the rest.  Of course, this requires effort on our part, but if we put it in, like the bread, God can give us the proper strength to overcome any obstacle-- even to the point of overflowing.