“And Jesus saith unto them, How many loaves have ye? And they said, Seven, and a few little fishes” (Matthew 15:34).
TEXT — Matthew 15: 32-39
Message
Quite often, we focus on our personal inadequacies, the talents and abilities we lack. We neglect our little endowments and gifts, and conclude that nothing worthwhile can come from us. As a result, we give up easily or become discouraged. We forget that God does not work by the enormity of our spiritual or physical possessions, but by His own sovereign power.
Jesus had been in a retreat with His followers. After three days of going without food, He became concerned about the wellbeing of the people. He would not send them home on empty stomach, “lest they faint in the way”. He turned to His disciples to inquire about their stock of food. They promptly informed Him that it was not much; just seven loaves and few little fishes.
However, Jesus was not looking for a large store of food; He has the power to multiply few loaves into a large provision for multitudes. So, He commanded the people to sit in an orderly manner. He picked up the few loaves of bread and fishes, gave thanks to God, and handed same to His disciples to distribute among the people. Quite amazingly, everyone ate to their fill, leaving seven surplus baskets of the remnants of the food. Beside women and children, there were about four thousand men in the gathering that benefited from the miraculous multiplication of the little food.
God does not need our help to do anything for us. He only demands that we believe in His ability to do anything we may require to live fruitfully. Our faith is the key that unlocks God’s supernatural works. It enables us to believe that He can do anything, and it makes us to approach the Lord with confidence and assurance that whatever the situation, God “is able to do exceeding abundantly above all that we ask or think”. Your little faith, like the mustard seed, can accomplish great things.
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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INSIGHTFUL AND REFRESHING,God help you all to continue to be blessings to many
Dear Heavenly Father, give me the strength and grace to always remember that You have the ability to do anything for me. Help me to continually trust in You for everything. Remind me that anything and everything is possible with the little You have given me. In Jesus name. Amen.
God created the from nothing so does not rely on how much we have before he can transform us.depend on his all sufficient suferighty and love for greater experience with God.
INSIGHTFUL AND REFRESHING,God help you all to continue to be blessings to many
Dear Heavenly Father, give me the strength and grace to always remember that You have the ability to do anything for me. Help me to continually trust in You for everything. Remind me that anything and everything is possible with the little You have given me. In Jesus name. Amen.
Our blessing, does not depend on what we can do but on the sovereignty of God. Let us depend on God for every need ands we will see the glory of God.
God created the from nothing so does not rely on how much we have before he can transform us.depend on his all sufficient suferighty and love for greater experience with God.