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“Diet in the Desert”

Key Verse

“And he commanded the multitude to sit down on the grass, and took the five loaves, and the two fishes, and looking up to heaven, he blessed, and brake, and gave the loaves to his disciples, and the disciples to the multitude” (Matthew 14:19).

TEXT — Matthew 14:13-21

Message

Deserts may have some tourist attractions, especially for those who are curious and adventurous, but they certainly are no places of comfort. In the desert, the temperatures are usually so high in the daytime and cold at night, making survival quite difficult. There is also the challenge of lack of food and water in the desert.

Only the Lord Jesus Christ could have fed a multitude of people in the desert without bringing any truckload of food there. Christ did not allow the news of the demise of John the Baptist to come between Him and His mission. He moved over to the desert where characteristically, multitudes thronged Him because of His unusual teaching, miracles, and authority over all things. The multitude, rather than scare the Master, elicited sympathy and empathy from Him. He healed the sicknesses and graciously fed the great multitudes in the desert with just five loaves and two fishes. It is not incredible for the Son of God to feed multitudes in the desert; after all, God fed millions of Israelites with manna from heaven for forty years.

Jesus came to destroy both sin and its consequences. As He did it then, He still does today. If only you would believe, you would see the glory of God. Christ worked in agreement with other members of the Godhead. He did all as directed by the Father with the power of the Holy Spirit. With just five loaves and two fishes, He fed five thousand men, not including women and children, in the desert. He is the same and has not changed. He can meet national, household or individual needs if only people will believe. The disciples’ lack of faith did not hinder the purpose of God for the people. Unbelief of others will not impede your blessings from God.

Today, you can position yourself to benefit from the goodness of Jesus Christ who sought only the glory of God and the good of people. If you sincerely seek Him and place your faith in Him, He will graciously meet your needs. His anointing breaks every yoke. As believers and ministers of the gospel, we must follow Christ’s steps and never resort to the common exploitative ministerial patterns so that we can be a blessing to our generation.

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Our faith gets its bearing when we truly accept that “With God, all things are possible.”

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Listed among “500 most powerful people on the planet” by the Foreign Policy magazine in 2013, Pastor (Dr.) William F. Kumuyi is the founder and General Superintendent of the Deeper Christian Life Ministry (DCLM) headquartered in Lagos, Nigeria. DCLM started in 1973 as a 15-member Bible study group right in Kumuyi’s apartment at University of Lagos where he was a lecturer. His revolutionary Bible teaching on personal holiness and commitment to evangelism soon gained so much traction and resulted in a widespread revival.

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