PB Devotional

Jesus was teaching thousands of people who flocked to hear him. Nobody seemed to have planned ahead and it becomes obvious that people are getting hungry. The only food available seems to be a small boy with a lunch of five loaves of bread and two fish. Jesus sees this as an opportunity to demonstrate his power in a way that will be obvious to everyone present. 
 
Can you imagine being there on that day? If you are a disciple, you are worried but then become cynical as Jesus says, I have a plan! Imagine their attitude as they watched the bread and fish being distributed to the people who are there. I wonder when it dawned on them that they were not running out of food. Can’t you just see them when their cynicism and embarrassment turns to joy as they distribute this food. People eat until they are full and still there is food left over.

I like to focus on the attitude as they watched the bread being distributed. In order to have a change in attitude they had to do something. They had to obey. Obedience is always better than sacrifice. We may not understand everything we are asked to do but do it anyway and watch all of your doubt turn to joy.

Read John 6

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