Father, it was a full day, with a lot getting accomplished. Thank You for the strength to get it done. I am weary but want to spend some time with You before I crash for the evening. Enable me to hear what You have for me to hear. Amen.
Matthew 15:32-39 (<<click the green)
Several years ago, “been there, done that” was a popular catchphrase. Many used it to basically state that they had experienced an event previously. In my study Bible, I only have to turn back one page to Matthew 14:13-21 and it tells of Jesus feeding 5000 men plus women and children with “five loaves and two fish”. Yet, here we are.
Lord, You had been teaching this group of 4000 plus people and they had been with You for so long that You were afraid they might “faint along the way” if they were sent to find food on their own.
So…the disciples, of course, remember You previous miracle and immediately express their faith that even though they only have “seven loaves and a few small fish” that they know with the utmost of certainty that You’ve got this covered! Right? Wrong!!!
When You say You want to feed them Your disciples were totally stymied asking, “Where would we get enough food here in the wilderness for such a huge crowd?” Duh, think about it guys! “Been there, done that” – remember?
But before we start pointing fingers, how many times do we do pretty much the same thing? Lord, You are faithful to help us time and time again but something comes up that we aren’t able to handle and the fretting and the worrying starts anew. Duh, think about! “Been there, done that”– remember? Instead of anxiety getting the best of us, the first thing we should do is to take it to You, Lord! Instead of trying to handle all on our own, we would be best served to see what You can do with it. No need to fret and worry, Lord, with You we know it will be taken care of, no doubt about it!
May 28th, 2018, Mon, 7:59 pm
